Proverbs 26:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 26:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

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KJV

King James Version

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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WEB

World English Bible

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 26

³ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

⁴ Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

⁶ Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

⁷ Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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