Verse List for PROV 26:5

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OET (OET-RV) Answer a fool according to their foolish thinking, ⇔ so they don’t think they’re cleverer than they are.

OET-LV Answer a _fool according_to _of_his _foolishness lest he _should _be wise in_his _own _of_eyes.

ULT Answer a stupid one according to his folly, ⇔ lest he become wise in his eyes.

UST Reply to foolish people according to their foolish way of thinking. ⇔  If you do not, then they may think that they are wise.

BSB & MSB Answer a fool according to his folly, ⇔  lest he become wise in his own eyes.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Answer a fool according to his folly, ⇔  lest he be wise in his own eyes.

NET Answer a fool according to his folly, ⇔ lest he be wise in his own estimation.

LSV Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he is wise in his own eyes.

FBV Answer stupid people following their stupidity, otherwise they'll think they're wise.[fn]

T4T ⇔  If you give a foolish answer to someone who asks a foolish question, ⇔  he will realize that he is ◄not very wise/foolish►.

LEB • Answer a fool according to his folly,
• or else he will be wise in his own eyes.

BBE Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

Moff answer a fool according to his folly, ⇔ lest he imagines he is wise.

JPS 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.

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

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

Drby Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

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

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

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

KJB-1769 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]Answere a foole according to his folly, lest hee be wise in his owne conceit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.
(But make the fool an answer to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own conceit.)

Gnva Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.
(Answer a fool according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his own conceite.)

Cvdl but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.
(but make ye/you_all fool an answer to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own coceate.)

Wycl Answere thou a fool bi his fooli, lest he seme to him silf to be wijs.
(Answer thou/you a fool by his fooli, lest he seem to himself to be wise.)

Luth Antworte aber dem Narren nach seiner Narrheit, daß er sich nicht weise lasse dünken.
(Answer(v) but to_him fool(n) after his folly, that he itself/yourself/themselves not wise let seem.)

ClVg Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
(Responde stupid next_to stupidity his_own, not to_himself wise to_be it_seems.)

UHB עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּ⁠אִוַּלְתּ֑⁠וֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּ⁠עֵינָֽי⁠ו׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀλλὰ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι κατὰ τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ φαίνηται σοφὸς παρʼ ἑαυτῷ.

BrTr Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.