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Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he'll become wise in his own eyes.
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English Standard Version
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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King James Version
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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The Message Bible
5 Answer a fool in simple terms so he doesn't get a swelled head.
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New American Standard Bible
5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.
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New International Version
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
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New King James Version
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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New Living Translation
5 Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation.
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New Revised Standard
5 Answer fools according to their folly, or they will be wise in their own eyes.
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American Standard Version
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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The Bible in Basic English
5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
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Common English Bible
5 Answer fools according to their folly, or they will deem themselves wise.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
5 Answer fools according to their folly, or they will deem themselves wise.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
5 but answer a fool as his folly deserves, so that he won't think he is wise.
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The Darby Translation
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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Good News Translation
5 Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
5 Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
5 Answer a fool with his own stupidity, or he will think he is wise.
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Hebrew Names Version
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
5 Answer the fool showing him his folly lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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Lexham English Bible
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
5 Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
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New Century Version
5 But answer fools as they should be answered, or they will think they are really wise.
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New International Reader's Version
5 Answer a foolish person in keeping with his foolish acts. If you do, he won't be wise in his own eyes.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
5 Answer fools according to their folly, or they will be wise in their own eyes.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
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Revised Standard Version
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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Third Millennium Bible
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he think himself wise in his own conceit.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he think himself wise in his own conceit.
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The Latin Vulgate
5 responde stulto iuxta stultitiam suam ne sibi sapiens esse videatur
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
5 responde stulto iuxta stultitiam suam ne sibi sapiens esse videatur
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The Webster Bible
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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World English Bible
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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Wycliffe
5 Answer thou (to) a fool after his folly, lest he seem to himself to be wise (lest he thinketh himself to be wise).
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Young's Literal Translation
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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