Proverbs 26:5-7

American Standard Version

⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in ^[a]his own conceit.
⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
⁷ The legs of the lame hang loose;
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.