Proverbs 26:4 KJV
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Proverbs 26:4, King James Version
In context
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.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
- 1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.