Other translations
American Standard Version
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not give answer to a fool according to his foolishness, lest you also be like him.
Darby Bible Translation
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
God's Word
Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity, or you will be like him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness or you'll be like him yourself.
International Standard Version
Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.
NET Bible
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
New American Standard Bible
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.
New International Version
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
New Living Translation
Don't answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.
Webster's Bible Translation
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.
The World English Bible
Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
EasyEnglish Bible
If someone asks you a silly question, do not give him a silly answer. Be careful that you do not become as silly as he is.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.
New Life Version
Do not answer a fool by his foolish ways, or you will be like him.
The Voice Bible
Never answer a fool on his own foolish terms, or you will become like him;
Living Bible
When arguing with a rebel, don’t use foolish arguments as he does, or you will become as foolish as he is! Prick his conceit with silly replies!
New Catholic Bible
Do not reply to a fool in the terms of his folly or you yourself may become a fool like him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you yourself also be like him.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Never answer a fool according to his folly lest thou also be like unto him.
Christian Standard Bible
Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness or you’ll be like him yourself.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Answer not a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
New Century Version
Don’t answer fools when they speak foolishly, or you will be just like them.
The Message
Don’t respond to the stupidity of a fool; you’ll only look foolish yourself.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Do not answer a fool according to his folly. If you do, you yourself will become like him.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself.
Good News Translation®
If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.
Wycliffe Bible
Answer thou not to a fool after his folly, lest thou be made like him.
Contemporary English Version
Don't make a fool of yourself by answering a fool.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Do not answer fools according to their folly, lest you be a fool yourself.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself.
Common English Bible © 2011
Don’t answer fools according to their folly, or you will become like them yourself.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly, Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Do not answer fools according to their folly, lest you too become like them.
New American Standard Bible
Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, Or you will also be like him.
The Expanded Bible
Don’t answer fools when they speak foolishly, or you will be just like them.
Tree of Life Version
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, else you also will be like him.
Revised Standard Version
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
New International Reader's Version
Don’t answer a foolish person in keeping with their foolish acts. If you do, you yourself will be just like them.
BRG Bible
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Don’t answer a fool in terms of his folly, or you will be descending to his level;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Answer not a kesil (fool) according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Names of God Bible
Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity, or you will be like him.
Modern English Version
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like unto him.
Easy-to-Read Version
There is no good way to answer fools when they say something stupid. If you answer them, then you, too, will look like a fool. If you don’t answer them, they will think they are smart.
International Children’s Bible
Don’t give a foolish person a foolish answer. If you do, you will be just like him.
Lexham English Bible
Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him—even you.
New International Version - UK
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.