Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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Cross references
- Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.
- Matthew 16:1–3 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!
- Proverbs 3:7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.