Proverbs 26:5

New King James Version

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

Proverbs 26:6

He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding searches him out.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!

John 8:7

So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”

Romans 11:25

For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,