OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 4

Proverbs 26:4

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Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,

lest you also be like him.

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Proverbs 26:4 in context

Proverbs 26:1–7

1

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,

so honor is not fitting for a fool.

2

Like a fluttering sparrow,

like a darting swallow,

so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

3

A whip is for the horse,

a bridle for the donkey,

and a rod for the back of fools!

4
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Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,

lest you also be like him.

5

Answer a fool according to his folly,

lest he be wise in his own eyes.

6

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool

is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

7

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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