Proverbs 26:4

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

ASV Byzantine Text

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kamthu to amthuhaih baktiah pathok hmah; na pathok nahaeloe nang doeh kamthu baktiah ni na om tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hlang ang kah a anglat te doo boeh, namah khaw anih bangla na om ve.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang ang kah a anglat te doo boeh, namah khaw anih bangla na om ve.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Mai olelo aku i ka mea lapuwale e like me kona naaupo ana, O like oe me ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pa reponn moun sòt yo menm jan yo pale a, pou ou pa parèt sòt menm jan ak yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.

Bible in Basic English

Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ne réponds pas au sot selon sa folie, de peur que toi aussi tu ne lui ressembles.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Neodpovídej bláznu podlé bláznovství jeho, abys i ty jemu nebyl podobný.

Kosraean Bible

Kom fin topuk sie kusen siyuk lalfon, kom lalfon oana mwet se ma siyuk.

World Portuguese Bible

Não responda ao tolo segundo a sua estultícia, para que você também não se torne semelhante a ele.

Romanian BTF Bible

Nu răspunde unui prost conform nechibzuinței lui, ca nu cumva și tu să fii asemenea lui.

Brenton English Septuagint

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.

Burmese Common Language Bible

မိုက်သောသူ၏ သဘောသို့လိုက်၍၊ သူ၏စကား ကို မချေနှင့်။ ထိုသို့ချေလျှင် သူနှင့်တူလိမ့်မည်။

Darby Translation

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Antworte dem Toren nicht nach seiner Narrheit, damit nicht auch du ihm gleich werdest.

Dutch Bible 1917

Antwoord den zot naar zijn dwaasheid niet, opdat gij ook hem niet gelijk wordt.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Antwoord een dwaas niet naar zijn dwaasheid, Anders mocht ge zelf eens op hem lijken.

Italian Diodati Bible

Non rispondere allo stolto secondo la sua follia; Che talora anche tu non gli sii agguagliato.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Answer not a foole according to his foolishnes, least thou also be like him.

Noyes Bible

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also become like to him.

Danish Bible 1931

Svar ej Tåben efter hans Dårskab*, at ikke du selv skal blive som han. { [*dvs. tåbeligt.] }

Leeser Tanakh

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest thou also become equal unto him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

King James Version

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chớ đáp với kẻ ngu si tùy sự ngu dại nó, E con giống như nó chăng.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOua naʻa tali ʻaki ʻae vale ʻa ʻene vale, telia naʻa ke hoko ʻo tatau pe mo ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Ne réponds point au fou selon sa folie, de peur que tu ne lui ressembles toi-même.

Esperanto Bible

Ne respondu al malsaĝulo laŭ lia malsaĝeco, Por ke vi mem ne fariĝu egala al li.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ne réponds pas à l’insensé selon sa folie, De peur que tu ne lui ressembles toi-même.

German Luther Bible 1912

Antworte dem Narren nicht nach seiner Narrheit, daß du ihm nicht auch gleich werdest.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.

British English Septuagint 2012

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.

Majority Standard BIble

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

Webster Bible

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.

Revised Version

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Non rispondere allo stolto secondo la sua follia, che tu non gli abbia a somigliare.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne réponds pas à l'insensé selon sa folie, de peur de lui ressembler toi-même.

Reina Valera 1909

Nunca respondas al necio en conformidad á su necedad, para que no seas tú también como él.

Spanish BLL

No respondas al necio según su propia necedad, para que no te rebajes tú también a su nivel.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Nunca respondas al necio según su fatuidad, para que no seáis tú también como él.

Croatian Bible

Ne odgovaraj bezumniku po njegovoj ludosti, da mu i sam ne postaneš jednak.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ne odgovaraj bezumniku po bezumlju njegovom, da ne budeš i ti kao on.

German Textbibel

Antworte dem Thoren nicht nach seiner Narrheit, daß du dich selbst ihm nicht gleichstellest.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou become like him.