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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness(A)
or you’ll be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his foolishness(B)
or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.(C)
6 The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand(D)
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.(E)

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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.(A)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.(B)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(C)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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