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


In Context

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

2 Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

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

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

6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

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 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 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.