4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.


In Context

1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

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.

6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Proverbs 26:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:4Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him — even thou.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him.