Proverbs 26:5
King James VersionSource notes
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
Context
2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, drinketh damage.
7The legs of the lame are not equal: so a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so he that giveth honour to a fool.