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Proverbs 26:4 says not to answer a fool according to his folly. What does verse 5 say?
Answer: Answer a fool according to his folly
Verse 4 warns you may become like the fool; verse 5 says to answer him, "lest he become wise in his own eyes."
“Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.”— Proverbs 26:4-5 (BSB)