Proverbs
Proverbs 26:4
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be like him.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| answer | תַּ֣עַן | ta·‘an | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| a fool | כְּ֭סִיל | kə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| according to his folly | כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ | kə·’iw·wal·tōw | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H200 folly |
| or | פֶּֽן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| you yourself | אָֽתָּה׃ | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| will be like him | תִּשְׁוֶה־ | tiš·weh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7737 be even, smooth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 3:9 · Proverbs 26:5 · Jude 1:9 · Proverbs 17:14 · 1 Kings 12:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.