Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. New Living Translation Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are. English Standard Version Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Berean Standard Bible Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. King James Bible Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. New King James Version Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. New American Standard Bible Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, Or you will also be like him. NASB 1995 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. NASB 1977 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. Legacy Standard Bible Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you yourself also be like him. Amplified Bible Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly, Otherwise you, even you, will be like him. Christian Standard Bible Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness or you’ll be like him yourself. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness or you’ll be like him yourself. American Standard Version Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not give answer to a fool according to his foolishness, lest you also be like him. Brenton Septuagint Translation Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him. Contemporary English Version Don't make a fool of yourself by answering a fool. Douay-Rheims Bible Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him. English Revised Version Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity, or you will be like him. Good News Translation If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it. International Standard Version Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him. JPS Tanakh 1917 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. Literal Standard Version Do not answer a fool according to his folly, | Lest you are like to him—even you. Majority Standard Bible Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. New American Bible Do not answer fools according to their folly, lest you too become like them. NET Bible Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him. New Revised Standard Version Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself. New Heart English Bible Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Webster's Bible Translation Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him. World English Bible Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Young's Literal Translation Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Similitudes and Instructions…3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.… Cross References Matthew 7:6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution. Isaiah 36:21 But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, "Do not answer him." Treasury of Scripture Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him. Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. Judges 12:1-6 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire… 2 Samuel 19:41-43 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? … Jump to Previous Folly Fool FoolishJump to Next Folly Fool FoolishProverbs 26 1. observations about fools13. about sluggards 17. and about contentious busybodies (4) Answer not a fool.--Comp. Proverbs 1:22. According to his folly.--Do not lower yourself by disputing or arguing with him; he will not take in your meaning, and will think he has got the better of you, perhaps will insult you. It is noticeable that our Lord never answered a question which should not have been asked Him, but always put it by (e.g., Matthew 21:23, sqq.; Luke 13:23-24; Luke 23:9; John 21:21-22; Acts 1:6, sqq.). . . . Verse 4. - Answer not a fool according to his folly. Do not lower yourself to the fool's level by answering his silly questions or arguing with him as if he were a sensible man. Lest thou also be like unto him; lest you be led to utter folly yourself or to side with him in his opinions and practices. Our blessed Saviour never responded to foolish and captious questions in the way that the questioner hoped and desired, he put them by or gave an unexpected turn to them which silenced the adversary. Instances may be seen in Matthew 21:23, etc.; Matthew 22:21, 22; Luke 13:23, etc.; John 21:21, etc.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not answer תַּ֣עַן (ta·‘an) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond a fool כְּ֭סִיל (kə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool according to his folly, כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ (kə·’iw·wal·tōw) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 200: Silliness or פֶּֽן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest you yourself אָֽתָּה׃ (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you will be like him. תִּשְׁוֶה־ (tiš·weh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7737: To level, equalize, to resemble, to adjust Links Proverbs 26:4 NIVProverbs 26:4 NLT Proverbs 26:4 ESV Proverbs 26:4 NASB Proverbs 26:4 KJV Proverbs 26:4 BibleApps.com Proverbs 26:4 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 26:4 Chinese Bible Proverbs 26:4 French Bible Proverbs 26:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 26:4 Don't answer a fool according to his (Prov. 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