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Proverbs 26:5-7
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5 But answer a foolish person as he should be answered.
    If you don’t, he will think he is really wise.

6 Don’t send a message by a foolish person.
    That would be like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

7 A wise saying spoken by a fool does no good.
    It is like the legs of a crippled person.

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Proverbs 26:5-7
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.(A)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(B)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(C)

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