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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.

5 Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.

6 If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.

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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.(A)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.(B)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(C)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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