Proverbs 26:5

All About Fools

⁴ Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
⁵ Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.
⁶ He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.

According to His Folly

Answer a Fool According to His Folly

Foolish Man

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

Matthew 16:1-4

The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

1 Kings 22:24-28

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!

Jeremiah 36:17-18

And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?”

Matthew 15:1-3

Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

Matthew 21:23-27

When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

Matthew 22:15-32

Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Luke 12:13-21

Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”

Luke 13:23-30

And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them,

John 8:7

But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

John 9:26-33

So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,