“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
Proverbs 26:5 (KJV)
Context Reading
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. 4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. 6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. 7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.