Proverbs 26:5
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6030 [e]עֲנֵ֣ה
‘ă-nêh
AnswerV-Qal-Imp-ms
3684 [e]כְ֭סִיל
ḵə-sîl
a foolN-ms
200 [e]כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ
kə-’iw-wal-tōw;
according to his follyPrep-k | N-fsc | 3ms
6435 [e]פֶּן־
pen-
lestConj
1961 [e]יִהְיֶ֖ה
yih-yeh
he beV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
2450 [e]חָכָ֣ם
ḥā-ḵām
wiseAdj-ms
5869 [e]בְּעֵינָֽיו׃
bə-‘ê-nāw.
in his own eyesPrep-b | N-cdc | 3ms





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 26:5 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתֹּ֑ו פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

משלי 26:5 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ענה כסיל כאולתו פן־יהיה חכם בעיניו׃

משלי 26:5 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ענה כסיל כאולתו פן־יהיה חכם בעיניו׃

משלי 26:5 Hebrew Bible
ענה כסיל כאולתו פן יהיה חכם בעיניו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.

King James Bible
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Answer a fool according to his foolishness or he'll become wise in his own eyes.
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