Proverbs 26:4
“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.”
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Cross-References
“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”
“If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.”
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”