5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:5
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 5
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Answerעֲנֵ֣הH6030Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singulara foolכְ֭סִילH3684Noun - masculine singularaccording to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹH200Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularlestפֶּן־H6435Conjunctionhe becomeיִהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwiseחָכָ֣םH2450Adjective - masculine singularin his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃H5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular