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


In Context

1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

3 A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

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

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

6 Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

Proverbs 26:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.