Proverbs 26:4 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 26:4 MSG (The Message)
Don’t respond to the stupidity of a fool; you’ll only look foolish yourself.
Proverbs 26:4 KJV (King James Version)
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
Proverbs 26:4 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.
Proverbs 26:4 NCV (New Century Version)
Don’t answer fools when they speak foolishly, or you will be just like them.
Proverbs 26:4 ASV (American Standard Version)
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
Proverbs 26:4 NIV (New International Version)
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
Proverbs 26:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.
Proverbs 26:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly, Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.
Proverbs 26:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.
Proverbs 26:4 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Don’t respond to the words of a fool with more foolish words, or you will become as foolish as he is!
Proverbs 26:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.