Proverbs 26:4
Compared across 29 translations
English
Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly,Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Don’t respond to the stupidity of a fool;you’ll only look foolish yourself.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,Or you will also be like him.
Don’t answer a foolish person in keeping with their foolish acts. If you do, you yourself will be just like them.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.
Arabic
لَا تُجِبِ الْجَاهِلَ بِمِثْلِ حُمْقِهِ لِئَلّا تُصْبِحَ مِثْلَهُ.
Danish
Giver du en tåbe igen med samme mønt, kommer du selv til at ligne en tåbe.
German
Antworte nicht auf eine dumme Frage, sonst begibst du dich auf die gleiche Ebene mit dem, der sie gestellt hat!
Spanish
No respondas al necio según su necedad, o tú mismo pasarás por necio.
No respondas al necio según su necedad, o tú mismo pasarás por necio.
French
Ne réponds pas à l’insensé selon sa sottise, de peur que tu finisses par lui ressembler.
Hiligaynon
Indi pagsabta ang buang-buang kon nagaestorya siya sa imo sang binuang, kay basi kon magpareho ka man sa iya.
Korean
어리석은 질문에 대답하지 말아라. 그렇지 않으면 너도 그것을 묻는 사람과 같이 어리석은 자가 되고 말 것이다.
nl
Ga niet in op de woorden van een dwaas, anders verlaagt u zich tot zijn niveau.
Portuguese
Não responda ao insensato com igual insensatez,do contrário você se igualará a ele.
Se responderes a um louco de acordo com a sua loucura,arriscas-te a pareceres tão doido como ele.
Romanian
Nu-i răspunde prostului după prostia lui, ca nu cumva să fii tu însuţi ca el!
Russian
Если отвечаешь глупцу на его глупости, то сам ему уподобляешься.
Если отвечаешь глупцу на его глупости, то сам ему уподобляешься.
Если отвечаешь глупцу на его глупости, то сам ему уподобляешься.
Не отвечай глупцу по его глупости,иначе сам ему уподобляешься.
Swedish
Svara inte en dåre på hans dumma sätt, för då gör du dig själv likadan som han.
Thai
อย่าตอบคนโง่ด้วยความโง่ของเขามิฉะนั้นเจ้าเองจะเป็นเหมือนเขา
zh-Hant
別照愚人的愚昧回答他, 免得你像他一樣。