Proverbs 26:6

A whip is for the horse,

a bridle for the donkey,

and a rod for the back of fools!

Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,

lest you also be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly,

lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As one who binds a stone in a sling,

so is he who gives honor to a fool.

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.