Proverbs 26:4–5

4 bAnswer not a fool according to his folly,

lest you be like him yourself.

5 cAnswer a fool according to his folly,

lest he be dwise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

or you yourself will be just like him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly,

or he will be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

4 Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,

or you will become as foolish as they are.

5 Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,

or they will become wise in their own estimation.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

4 Do not 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.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

4 Don’t answer fools when they speak foolishly,

or you will be just like them.

5 Answer fools when they speak foolishly,

or they will think they are really wise.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,

Lest thou also be like unto him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

4 Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity,

or you will be like him.

5 Answer a fool with his own stupidity,

or he will think he is wise.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

4 Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness

or you’ll be like him yourself.

5 Answer a fool according to his foolishness

or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

4 Do not answer fools according to their folly,

or you will be a fool yourself.

5 Answer fools according to their folly,

or they will be wise in their own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly

lest you become like him—even you.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly,

or else he will be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

4 Don’t answer a foolish person in keeping with his foolish acts.

If you do, you will be like him yourself.

5 Answer a foolish person in keeping with his foolish acts.

If you do, he won’t be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

Or you will also be like him.

5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves,

That he not be wise in his own eyes.

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