Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

This chapter in the commentary

1 Nephi 14 — The Two Churches Only, Saints Armed with Righteousness, and the Apostle John's Embargo
2 Nephi 20 — Isaiah 10 — The Assyrian as the Lord's Rod, the Remnant Returns, the Cedars Cut Down
3 Nephi 7 — The Dog to His Vomit — A Nation Shattered into Tribes and a Prophet in the Ruins
3 Nephi 11 — Behold, I Am Jesus Christ — The Descent of the Lord
Alma 47 — Brought Down by Degrees — Amalickiah's Climb to a Stolen Throne
Alma 55 — A City Taken Without a Death — The Wine, the Silence, and the Mercy at Gid
Ether 9 — He Even Saw the Son of Righteousness — The Combination Devours Itself, and the Long Reigns of the Righteous Kings
Helaman 2 — Expert in Many Words — Gadianton Rises and a Servant Saves the Seat
Jacob 7 — Sherem the Anti-Christ — Jacob's Final Confrontation, the Sign Demanded, and the Wandering People
Mosiah 19 — Noah Burned With Fire — Abinadi's Prophecy Fulfilled, the Colony's Tribute Begins, and the Priests Vanish into the Wilderness
2 Kings 18 — Nehushtan — the King Who Broke a Holy Relic, the Kingdom That Fell Next Door, and the Voice at the Wall Asking, On Whom Dost Thou Trust?
Esther 5 — The Extended Sceptre — Esther Approaches the Throne, the Wisdom of the Second Banquet, and the Gallows Pride Builds for Itself
Esther 7 — The Pit He Dug Himself — Esther Names Her People, the Enemy Is Unmasked, and the Fifty-Cubit Gallows Finds Its Owner
Psalms 22 — The Psalm from the Cross — Forsaken, Pierced, and the Praise That Reaches the Ends of the World

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge via openbible.info (CC BY) and from this project’s own chapter essays. Read Proverbs 26:5 in context.