Proverbs 26:4–5
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
5 dAnswer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise 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 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he 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 — 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.