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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4-5 When arguing with a rebel, don’t use foolish arguments as he does, or you will become as foolish as he is! Prick his conceit with silly replies![a]

6 To trust a rebel to convey a message is as foolish as cutting off your feet and drinking poison!

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  1. Proverbs 26:4 Prick his conceit with silly replies, implied; literally, “Reply to a fool as his folly requires.”
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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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