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 a fool according to his folly.— As his folly deserves, sharply and decisively, and in language suited to his compr…

Answer a fool according to his folly
The Targum is, ``but speak with a fool in your wisdom;'' and the Syriac version…

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