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Proverbs 26:3-5
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3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a rebel with a rod to his back!

4-5 When arguing with a rebel, don’t use foolish arguments as he does, or you will become as foolish as he is! Prick his conceit with silly replies![a]

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  1. Proverbs 26:4 Prick his conceit with silly replies, implied; literally, “Reply to a fool as his folly requires.”
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Proverbs 26:3-5
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(A)
    and a rod for the backs of fools!(B)
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.(C)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.(D)

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