Proverbs 26:5
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 26:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Antworte dem Toren nach seiner Narrheit, damit er nicht weise sei in seinen Augen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Responde al necio según su necedad, porque no se estime sabio en su opinión.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Responde ao tolo conforme sua loucura, para que ele não seja sábio aos seus próprios olhos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Responde ao tolo conforme é apropriado à insensatez dele, para que ele não se torne sábio aos seus próprios olhos.
📖 Proverbs 26:5 in Context
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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