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Proverbs 26:5

WisdomWords and speech

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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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.
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!

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