Proverbs 26:5-7

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.

⁶ If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.

⁷ A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.