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1 | Answer or not? Proverbs 26:4,5 | Prov 26:4 | Eaglewings 40:31 | 68031 | ||
Does anyone have any insight that they could share with me regarding verses 4 and 5 of Proverbs 26? This has really thrown me for a loop. | ||||||
2 | Answer or not? Proverbs 26:4,5 | Prov 26:4 | Shelly | 73483 | ||
The NIV Bible study notes says: Prov 26:4, 5 These two verses seem to be in contradiction. But the writer is saying that we shouldn't take a foolish person seriously and try to reason with his or her empty arguments. This will only make him or her proud and determined to win the argument. In some situations, you ought not to even try to answer a fool, for there is no way you can penetrate his or her closed mind. You may, in fact, be stooping to that person's level if you do choose to answer. Such a fool will abuse you and you will be tempted to abuse him or her in return. There are other situations where your common sense tells you to answer in order to expose the fool's pride and folly. |
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