Proverbs 26:4

Catholic Public Domain Version

Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:14

And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: "My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions."

1 Kings 12:16

And so the people, seeing that the king had not been willing to listen to them, responded to him, saying: "What part do we have in David? Or what inheritance do we have in the son of Jesse? Go to your own tents, O Israel. Now David, see to your own house." And Israel went away to their own tents.

Proverbs 17:14

Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.

Proverbs 23:9

Do not speak into the ears of the unwise. They will despise the doctrine of your eloquence.

Proverbs 26:5

Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.

Proverbs 29:9

A wise man, if he were to contend with the foolish, whether in anger or in laughter, would find no rest.

Isaiah 36:21

And they remained silent and did not answer a word to him. For the king had commanded them, saying, "You shall not respond to him."

Matthew 7:6

Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not cast your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they may trample them under their feet, and then, turning, they may tear you apart.

1 Peter 3:9

not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.

Jude 1:9

When Michael the Archangel, disputing with the devil, contended about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring against him a judgment of blasphemy, so instead he said: "The Lord commands you."