“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.”
Proverbs 26:4 (KJV) |
Proverbs 26:4
From Proverbs 26, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.