Parallel PRO 26:5

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

OEB Answer a fool as beseems his folly,
 ⇔ lest he fancy himself to be wise.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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]

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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  •  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 No Moff PRO book available

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.

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]

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KJB-1611 [fn]Answere a foole according to his folly, lest hee be wise in his owne conceit.
   (Answere a foole according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.)

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

Gnva Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.
   (Answere a foole 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 foole an answer to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own coceate.)

Wyc Answere thou a fool bi his fooli, lest he seme to him silf to be wijs.
   (Answere thou/you a fool by his fooli, lest he seem to him self to be wijs.)

Luth Antworte aber dem Narren nach seiner Narrheit, daß er sich nicht weise lasse dünken.
   (answere but to_him Narren after his Narrheit, that he itself/yourself/themselves not weise let dünken.)

ClVg Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
   (Responde stulto next_to stultitiam his_own, not sibi sapiens esse videatur. )

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

BrLXX Ἀλλὰ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι κατὰ τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ φαίνηται σοφὸς παρʼ ἑαυτῷ.
   (Alla apokrinou afroni kata taʸn afrosunaʸn autou, hina maʸ fainaʸtai sofos parʼ heautōi. )