Proverbs 26:1 (ASV)

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Proverbs 26:5 -

Answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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Translations for Proverbs 26:5

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or they will become wise in their own estimation.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Answer a fool according to his foolishness

or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Answer^H6030 a fool^H3684 as his foolishness^H200 deserves,

So^H6435 that^H6435 he will not^H6435 be wise^H2450 in his own eyes^H5869.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Answer^H6030 a fool^H3684 according to his folly^H200,

Lest^H6435 he be wise^H2450 in his own eyes^H5869.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Answer [and correct the erroneous concepts of] a fool according to his folly,

Otherwise he will be wise in his own eyes [if he thinks you agree with him].

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

responde stulto iuxta stultitiam suam ne sibi sapiens esse videatur

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

رُدَّ عَلَى الْجَاهِلِ حَسَبَ جَهْلِهِ لِئَلّا يَضْحَى حَكِيماً فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἀλλὰ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι κατὰ τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ φαίνηται σοφὸς παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

جَاوِبِ الْجَاهِلَ حَسَبَ حَمَاقَتِهِ لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ حَكِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Responde al necio según su necedad, porque no se estime sabio en su opinión.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Responde al necio como merece su necedad, Para que no se estime sabio en su propia opinión.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他、免得他自以為有智慧。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Responde al necio según su insensatez, para que no se estime sabio en su propia opinión.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

미련한 자의 어리석은 것을 따라 그에게 대답하라 두렵건대 그가 스스로 지혜롭게 여길까 하노라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Réponds à l'insensé selon sa folie, Afin qu'il ne se regarde pas comme sage.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Antworte aber dem Narren nach seiner Narrheit, daß er sich nicht weise lasse dünken.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

но отвечай глупому по глупости его, чтобы он не стал мудрецом в глазах своих.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Responde al loco mostrándole su locura, para que no se estime sabio en su opinión.

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