SeanT21:

(26:4) Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.

(26:5) Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.

My christian brothers and sisters, help me please.

Abuzola, Don't start nonsense

seeklove:

@poster,


There is no contradiction between the two verses. One says:"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, " The other says:"Answer a fool as his folly deserves, "

To answer a fool as his folly deserves does not mean to answer a him/her according to his folly.

To answer one according to his folly is to reply to a fool in a foolish way. It means to condescend to his level, to become a fool too.

To answer a fool as he deserves could mean to explain his folly to him, to warn him or to chastise him for his folly.

I will give an example:
To answer a thief(a criminal) according to his crime, could mean to steal from him. To commit theft. To do the same thing that the criminal did.

To answer a thief as he deserves could mean to punish him for his crimes, ie put in him in jail. In a nut-shell give him the treatment he deserves.

Put togerther, the verse simply says: Dont become a fool or do foolish things in answering a fool, but give him what he deserves.

I will give another example
If a sombody insults you while conversing with him, dont insult him back. Insulting him back is like answer him according to his folly.
But you can answer him by telling him to stick to the subject of the matter and refrain from insulting you. To make him see that what he did(insulting you) was wrong.

See you have answered him as his folly deserves but not acording to his folly.

I apologize for attacking you in the past, since I found you in here in the religion forum. In this forum we store no malice.

toluxa1:

You're welcome bro.

seeklove:

@poster,


There is no contradiction between the two verses. One says:"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, " The other says:"Answer a fool as his folly deserves, "

To answer a fool as his folly deserves does not mean to answer a him/her according to his folly.

To answer one according to his folly is to reply to a fool in a foolish way. It means to condescend to his level, to become a fool too.

To answer a fool as he deserves could mean to explain his folly to him, to warn him or to chastise him for his folly.

I will give an example:
To answer a thief(a criminal) according to his crime, could mean to steal from him. To commit theft. To do the same thing that the criminal did.

To answer a thief as he deserves could mean to punish him for his crimes, ie put in him in jail. In a nut-shell give him the treatment he deserves. 

Put togerther, the verse simply says: Dont become a fool or do foolish things in answering a fool, but give him what he deserves. 

I will give another example
If a sombody insults you while conversing with him, dont insult him back. Insulting him back is like answer him according to his folly.
But you can answer him by telling him to stick to the subject of the matter and refrain from insulting you. To make him see that what he did(insulting you) was wrong.

See you have answered him as his folly deserves but not acording to his folly.

I apologize for attacking you in the past, since I found you in here in the religion forum. In this forum we store no malice.

Kay 17:

just twisted everything to his convenience. its a simple contradiction, answer is the key word and "as folly deserves" describes the extent of folly as much as "according to folly"

SeanT21:

I am a female.

Abuzola 1:

SeanT, Don't be deceived, seeklove twisted the whole scenario. Ask urself that is it the bible that said so or the word of seekkove, the key word is don't answer a fool and later retracted its claim, its a clear contradiction

SeanT21:

(26:4) Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.

(26:5) Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.

My christian brothers and sisters, help me please.

Abuzola, Don't start nonsense

A_K_O:

Pro 26:3 A whip for the horse,a bridle for the backside, and a rod for the fool's back

Olaadegbu, I find this conclusion. . interesting.

AMPLIFIED
Pro 26:3  A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a [straight, slender] rod for the backs of [self-confident] fools.

MESSAGE
Pro 26:3  A whip for the racehorse, a tiller for the sailboat-- and a stick for the back of fools!

Pro 26:1  We no more give honors to fools than pray for snow in summer or rain during harvest.

Pro 26:2  You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow.

Pro 26:3  A whip for the racehorse, a tiller for the sailboat-- and a stick for the back of fools!

Pro 26:4  Don't respond to the stupidity of a fool; you'll only look foolish yourself.

Pro 26:5  Answer a fool in simple terms so he doesn't get a swelled head.

Pro 26:6  You're only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool.

Pro 26:7  A proverb quoted by fools is limp as a wet noodle.

Pro 26:8  Putting a fool in a place of honor is like setting a mud brick on a marble column.

Pro 26:9  To ask a slowpoke to quote a proverb is like putting a scalpel in the hands of a drunk.

Pro 26:10  Hire a fool or a drunk and you shoot yourself in the foot.

Pro 26:11  As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness.

Pro 26:12  See that man who thinks he's so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him.

Pro 26:13  Loafers say, "It's dangerous out there! Tigers are prowling the streets!" and then pull the covers back over their heads.

Pro 26:14  Just as a door turns on its hinges, so a lazybones turns back over in bed.

Pro 26:15  A shiftless sluggard puts his fork in the pie, but is too lazy to lift it to his mouth.

Pro 26:16  Dreamers fantasize their self-importance; they think they are smarter than a whole college faculty.

Pro 26:17  You grab a mad dog by the ears when you butt into a quarrel that's none of your business.

Pro 26:18  People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, saying, "I didn't mean it, I was only joking,"

Pro 26:19  Are worse than careless campers who walk away from smoldering campfires.

Pro 26:20  When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.

Pro 26:21  A quarrelsome person in a dispute is like kerosene thrown on a fire.

Pro 26:22  Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you want junk like that in your belly?

Pro 26:23  Smooth talk from an evil heart is like glaze on cracked pottery.

Pro 26:24  Your enemy shakes hands and greets you like an old friend, all the while conniving against you.

Pro 26:25  When he speaks warmly to you, don't believe him for a minute; he's just waiting for the chance to rip you off.

Pro 26:26  No matter how cunningly he conceals his malice, eventually his evil will be exposed in public.

Pro 26:27  Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.

Pro 26:28  Liars hate their victims; flatterers sabotage trust.

rosiggy:

Do u all know dat the bible also says dat a fool is one who says there is no God?

rosiggy:

Do u all know dat the bible also says dat a fool is one who says there is no God?