Proverbs 26:5-7

Lexham English Bible

⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
⁶ Like cutting off feet or drinking violence,
    so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
⁷ Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,
    so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.