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Proverbs 26:3-5
The Message
Proverbs 26:3-5
The Message
3 A whip for the racehorse, a tiller for the sailboat—
and a stick for the back of fools!
4 Don’t respond to the stupidity of a fool;
you’ll only look foolish yourself.
5 Answer a fool in simple terms
so he doesn’t get a swelled head.
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
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