Proverbs 26:5
ಮೂಢನ ಮೂರ್ಖ ತನಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಉತ್ತರಕೊಡು; ಇಲ್ಲವಾದರೆ ತನ್ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯಾದಾನು.
Proverbs 26:5 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
World English Bible (WEB)
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
| Answer | עֲנֵ֣ה | ʿănē | uh-NAY |
| a fool | כְ֭סִיל | kĕsîl | HEH-seel |
| according to his folly, | כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ | kĕʾiwwaltô | keh-ee-wahl-TOH |
| lest | פֶּן | pen | pen |
| he be | יִהְיֶ֖ה | yihye | yee-YEH |
| wise | חָכָ֣ם | ḥākām | ha-HAHM |
| in his own conceit. | בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ | bĕʿênāyw | beh-ay-NAIV |