Proverbs 26:4

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Proverbs 26:4 · King James Version

In other versions

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
ASV
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
BBE
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
DBY
Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.
WEB
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.
YLT
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like unto him.
ENG
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.
WBT
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
BSB

²As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

³A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

⁴Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

⁵Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

⁶He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.