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Proverbs 26:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 26 · verse 4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.Proverbs 26:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 26:4 in context
2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Answerʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- follyʼivvelethsillinessH200 →
- foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
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See here the noble security of the scripture-style, which seems to contradict itself, but really does not. Wise men have need to be directed how to deal with fools; and they have never more need of wisdom than in dealing with such, to know when to keep silence and when to speak, for there may be a time for both. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-5