Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 26
Answer stupid people following their stupidity, otherwise they'll think they're wise.26:5. While this verse appears to contradict the previous one, there is a play on words here. In the first, “following their stupidity” means “agreeing with it.” In the second, the phrase means “as it deserves.”
Proverbs 26:5 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
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.
GNV
Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.
JPS
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LSV
Answer a fool according to his folly, || Lest he is wise in his own eyes.
NASB
Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves, So that he will not be wise in his own eyes. NASB 2020
OJB
Answer a kesil (fool) according to his folly, lest he be chacham in his own eyes.
T4T
If you give a foolish answer to someone who asks a foolish question, he will realize that he is ◄not very wise/foolish►.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
но отвечай глупому по глупости его, чтобы он не стал мудрецом в глазах своих.
НРП
Отвечай глупцу по его глупости, иначе он будет мудрецом в своих глазах.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Ответь невежде по глупости его, иначе он возомнит себя мудрым.
СП (БЛ)
Но, если глупый человек задаёт глупый вопрос и ты не ответишь ему, тогда он посчитает себя мудрецом.