Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6030 [e] עֲנֵ֣ה ‘ă-nêh Answer V-Qal-Imp-ms 3684 [e] כְ֭סִיל ḵə-sîl a fool N-ms 200 [e] כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ kə-’iw-wal-tōw; according to his folly Prep-k | N-fsc | 3ms 6435 [e] פֶּן־ pen- lest Conj 1961 [e] יִהְיֶ֖ה yih-yeh he be V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 2450 [e] חָכָ֣ם ḥā-ḵām wise Adj-ms 5869 [e] בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ bə-‘ê-nāw. in his own eyes Prep-b | N-cdc | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.

King James Bible
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Answer a fool according to his foolishness or he'll become wise in his own eyes.

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Proverbs 26:12 See you a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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Romans 11:25 For I would not, brothers, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, …

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Isaiah 5:21 Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

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