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Proverbs 26:5
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

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Proverbs 26:4
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

Colossians 4:6
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

Job 5:13
He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

Matthew 21:27
And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

Matthew 22:46
And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

Luke 20:26
And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

Luke 20:40
And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.

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Romans 12:16
Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.

Proverbs 3:7
Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

Proverbs 28:11
The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

Isaiah 5:21
Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!

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Proverbs 9:7
He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Proverbs 9:8
Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

Proverbs 23:9
Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

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