Proverbs 26:5

Tree of Life Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 26:12

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

Proverbs 26:4

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

Proverbs 26:6

Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is sending a message by a fool’s hand.

Proverbs 28:11

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person sees through him.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Adonai and turn away from evil.

Isaiah 5:21

Oy to those who are wise in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!

John 8:7

When they kept asking Him, He stood up and said, “The sinless one among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be ignorant of this mystery—lest you be wise in your own eyes—that a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another; do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own eyes.

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so they might be sound in the faith,