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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 26) Proverbs 26:3-5 KJV
"A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit."
Proverbs 26:3-5 in Context (Verses 1–8 KJV)
1
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.*
6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.*
7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.*
8
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.*