Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 26:5
5Answer a fool according to his folly, else he will be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
- New International Version (NIV)Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Context of Proverbs 26:5
3A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. 4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, else you also will be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, else he will be wise in his own eyes. 6Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is sending a message by a fool’s hand. 7Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:5 word by word
עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 26:5
- 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah approached Micaiah, struck him on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Ruach Adonai pass from me to speak to you?”
- Jeremiah 36:17They also asked Baruch, saying: “Tell us now, how did you write all these words? At his dictation?”
- Matthew 15:1Then some Pharisees and Torah scholars came to Yeshua from Jerusalem. They said,
- Matthew 16:1Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Yeshua, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
- Matthew 21:23Now when He entered the Temple, the ruling kohanim and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, saying, “By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority?”
- Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him with a word.
- Luke 12:31Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.
- Luke 13:23And someone said to Him, “Master, are only a few being saved?” Then Yeshua said to them,
- John 8:7When they kept asking Him, He stood up and said, “The sinless one among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
- John 9:26So they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
- Proverbs 26:12Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than him.
- Proverbs 28:11A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person sees through him.
- Romans 11:25For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be ignorant of this mystery—lest you be wise in your own eyes—that a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;
- Isaiah 5:21Oy to those who are wise in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!
- Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another; do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own eyes.
Commentaries on Proverbs 26:5
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-5Verses 4-5 We are to fit our remarks to the man, and address them to his conscience, so as may best end the debate.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Proverbs often depend on the situation. Deciding whether to respond to foolish arguments depends on the type of fool and the situation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. Answer not--that is, approvingly by like folly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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