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Proverbs 26:5

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5aAnswer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be bwise in his own eyes.

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Cross references

  1. aMatt 16:1–4; 21:24–27
  2. bProv 3:7; 28:11; Rom 12:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Answer a fool according to his folly,

lest he be wise in his own eyes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Answer a fool according to his folly,

or he will be wise in his own eyes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Answer a fool according to his foolishness

or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

NLTNew Living Translation

Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,

or they will become wise in their own estimation.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Answer a fool according to his folly,

or else he will be wise in his own eyes.

KJV 1900King James Version

Answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own conceit.