World English Bible
"Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes."
— Proverbs 26:5, World English Bible
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
“Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit. ”
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.”
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.”
“Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.”
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
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.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
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.