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Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
King James Version
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
World English Bible
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
American Standard Version
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Geneva Bible 1599
Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.
Darby Translation
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Young's Literal Translation
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Bible in Basic English
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
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