King James Version
Proverbs 26:5 in the King James Version says “Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. conceit: Heb. eyes” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. conceit: Heb. eyes”
Proverbs 26:5 · KJV
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. conceit: Heb. eyes
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. damage: or, violence
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. are: Heb. are lifted up
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“Answer”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“in his own conceit”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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