A moment in scripture
Proverbs 26:5
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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
- Proverbs 26:4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
- Proverbs 26:6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
- Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.