Unto the horse belongeth a whip, to the ass a bridle, and a rod to the fool’s back.

Answer not a fool [a]according to his foolishness, lest thou also be like him.

Answer a fool [b]according to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own [c]conceit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:4 Consent not unto him in his doings.
  2. Proverbs 26:5 Reprove him as the matter requireth.
  3. Proverbs 26:5 Hebrew, eyes.

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