Proverbs 26:4-5 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him.… The ambiguity in these verses lies in the connecting words "according to," which are here used in two different senses. "Answer not a fool according to," i.e.,, not in a manner agreeing with his folly, lest thou become as foolish and perverse as he. "Answer him according to," i.e.,, according to the nature and desert of his folly; so as best to meet and refute it. (E. Pond, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.WEB: Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. |
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