Two sides of a truth. To answer a fool according to his folly is, in Proverbs 26:4, to bandy words with him, to descend to his level of co…

Answer not a fool.— Compare to Proverbs 1:22.

According to his folly.— Do not lower your…

Answer not a fool according to his folly Sometimes a fool, or wicked man, is not to be answered at all; as the ministers …

We are to fit our remarks to the man, and address them to his conscience, so that they may best end the debate.