Proverbs 26:5
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Svar dåren etter hans dårskap, for at han ikke skal bli vis i egne øyne!
- OTB
- Svar en dåre etter hans dårskap, for at han ikke skal bli vis i egne øyne.
- B1930
- Svar dåren efter hans dårskap, forat han ikke skal bli vis i egne øine!
- BSB
- Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
- KJV
- Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
- WEB
- Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
- ASV
- Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
- DARBY
- Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
- BLB
- Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his eyes.
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Kryssreferanser
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 16:1–4
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 3:7
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 21:23–27
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
Les i sammenhengJohn 9:26–33
“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
Les i sammenhengTitus 1:13
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
Les i sammenhengLuke 12:13–21
Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Les i sammenhengProverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
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