Proverbs 26:5 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Answer the foolish according to his folly lest he shall be wise in his own eyes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Answer a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes and conceit. [Matt. 16:1-4; 21:24-27.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Answer fools according to their folly, or they will deem themselves wise.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.

Proverbs 26:5 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 26:12

Sawest thou a man wise in his eyes? hope is for the foolish one more than for him.

Proverbs 26:4

Thou shalt not answer the foolish according to his folly lest thou shalt be like to him.

Proverbs 26:6

He drank violence, cutting off the feet, sending words by the hand of the foolish one.

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man is wise in his eyes, and the poor one understanding shall search him out.

Proverbs 3:7

Thou shalt not be wise in thine eyes: fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

Isaiah 5:21

Wo to the wise in their eyes, and knowing before their face.

John 8:7

And when they continued asking him, having lifted up the head, he said to them, Let him faultless among you, first cast a stone at her.

Romans 11:25

For I will not ye should not know, brethren, this mystery, lest ye be wise with yourselves; for hardness from part has been to Israel, till the filling up of the nations come in.

Romans 12:16

Thinking the same towards one another. Not thinking high things but being led by humble things. Be not wise with yourselves.

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. For this cause reprove them severely, that they may be sound in the faith;