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aDo not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
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Proverbs 23:9, Proverbs 29:9, Isaiah 36:21, Matthew 7:6
Proverbs 23
9
aDo not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will bdespise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 29
9
When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
Isaiah 36
21
But they were silent and aanswered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Do not answer him."
Matthew 7
6
"aDo not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.