Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 408 [e] אַל־ ’al- Not Adv 6030 [e] תַּ֣עַן ta-‘an do answer V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms 3684 [e] כְּ֭סִיל kə-sîl a fool N-ms 200 [e] כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ kə-’iw-wal-tōw; according to his folly Prep-k | N-fsc | 3ms 6435 [e] פֶּֽן־ pen- lest Conj 7737 [e] תִּשְׁוֶה־ tiš-weh- be like V-Qal-Imperf-2ms   לּ֥וֹ lōw him Prep | 3ms 1571 [e] גַם־ ḡam- also Conj 859 [e] אָֽתָּה׃ ’āt-tāh. you Pro-2ms

New American Standard Bible
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.

King James Bible
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness or you'll be like him yourself.

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