Verse 5
But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 28:11 : 11 The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.
- Matt 16:1-4 : 1 The Pharisees also, with the Saducees, came, and temptyng, desired hym that he woulde shewe them a signe from heauen. 2 He aunswered & sayde vnto them: when it is euenyng, ye say, it wyll be fayre weather: for the sky is redde. 3 And in the mornyng, It wyll be foule weather to day: for the sky is lowryng redde. O ye hypocrites, ye can discerne the outwarde appearaunce of the sky: but can ye not discerne the signes of the tymes? 4 The froward and adulterous nation requireth a signe: and there shall no signe be geuen vnto it, but the signe of the prophete Ionas. And he left them, and departed.
- Rom 12:16 : 16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
- Titus 1:13 : 13 This witnesse is true: wherfore rebuke them sharpely that they may be founde in the fayth,
- Matt 21:23-27 : 23 And when he was come into the temple, the chiefe priestes, & the elders of the people, came vnto hym teaching, and saye: By what aucthoritie doest thou these thynges? and who gaue thee this power? 24 Iesus aunswered, & saide vnto them: I also wyll aske you one questio, which yf ye tell me, I in likewise wyll tell you by what aucthoritie I do these thinges: 25 The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it, from heauen, or of men? And they reasoned with them selues saying: if we shall say from heauen, he wyll say vnto vs, why dyd ye not then beleue hym? 26 But yf we shall say of men, then feare we the people: for all men holde Iohn as a prophete. 27 And they aunswered vnto Iesus, and sayde: we can not tell. And he saide vnto them: neither tell I you, by what aucthoritie I do these thynges.
- Matt 22:15-32 : 15 Then went the Pharisees, and toke councell how they myght intangle hym in his talke. 16 And they sent out vnto hym their disciples, with the Herodians seruauntes, saying: Maister, we knowe that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truely, neither carest thou for any man: for thou doest not respect mens persons. 17 Tell vs therfore, howe thynkest thou? Is it lawfull that tribute be geuen vnto Caesar, or not? 18 But Iesus perceauyng their wickednesse, sayde: Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Shewe me the tribute money. And they brought vnto hym a peny. 20 And he sayde to them: whose is this image and superscription? 21 They say vnto hym, Caesars. Then sayde he vnto them: Geue therfore vnto Caesar, the thynges which are Caesars: and vnto God, those thynges that are gods. 22 When they had hearde these wordes they marueyled, and left hym, and went their way. 23 The same day came to hym the Saducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked hym, 24 Saying: Maister, Moyses sayde, that if a man dye, hauing no childre, his brother shoulde mary his wyfe, and rayse vp seede vnto his brother. 25 Ther were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maryed a wyfe, and deceassed without issue, and left his wyfe vnto his brother. 26 Likewyse, the seconde, and the thirde, vnto the seuenth. 27 Last of all, the woman dyed also. 28 Therfore, in the resurrection, whose wyfe shall she be of the seuen? For they all had her. 29 Iesus aunswered & sayde vnto them: ye do erre, not knowyng the Scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection, they neither mary, nor are geuen in maryage: but are as the Angels of God in heauen. 31 But as touchyng the resurrection of the dead: haue ye not read that which is spoken vnto you of God, which sayth. 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the lyuyng.
- Luke 12:13-21 : 13 One of the companie sayde vnto hym: Maister, speake to my brother, that he deuide the inheritauce with me. 14 And he sayde vnto hym: Man, who made me a iudge or a deuider ouer you? 15 And he sayde vnto them, Take heede & beware of couetousnes: For no mans lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges which he possesseth. 16 And he put foorth a similitude vnto the, saying: The grounde of a certaine ryche man brought foorth plentifull fruites. 17 And he thought within him selfe, saying, What shall I do, because I haue no rowme where to bestow my fruites? 18 And he sayde, this wyll I do, I wyll destroy my barnes, and buylde greater, and therin wyll I gather all my fruites and my goodes. 19 And I wyll saye to my soule: Soule, thou hast much goods layed vp in store for many yeres, take thyne ease, eate, drynke, and be mery. 20 But God sayde vnto hym: Thou foole, this nyght wyll they fetch awaye thy soule againe fro thee: Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided? 21 So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.
- Luke 13:23-30 : 23 Then sayde one vnto hym: Lorde, are there fewe that be saued? And he sayde vnto them: 24 Stryue to enter in at the strayte gate: for many I say vnto you, wyll seke to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begyn to stande without, & to knocke at the doore, saying, Lorde, Lorde, open vnto vs: and he shall aunswere, and say vnto you, I knowe you not whence ye are. 26 Then shall ye begyn to say: We haue eaten and dronken in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streates. 27 And he shall say, I tell you, I knowe you not, whence ye are: depart from me all ye that worke iniquitie. 28 There shalbe weepyng & gnasshyng of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, and all the prophetes, in the kyngdome of God, and ye your selues thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall syt downe in the kyngdome of God. 30 And beholde, there are last, which shalbe first: And there are first, which shalbe last.
- John 8:7 : 7 So, when they continued asking him, he lyft vp hym selfe, & sayde vnto them: Let hym that is among you without sinne, caste the first stone at her.
- John 9:26-33 : 26 Then sayde they to hym agayne: What dyd he to thee? Howe opened he thyne eyes? 27 He aunswered them: I tolde you yer whyle, and ye dyd not heare. Wherfore woulde ye heare it agayne? Wyll ye also be his disciples? 28 Then rayted they hym, and sayde, Be thou his disciple: We are Moyses disciples. 29 We are sure, that God spake vnto Moyses: As for this felowe, we knowe not from whence he is. 30 The man aunswered, and sayde vnto them: this is a marueylous thyng, that ye wote not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened myne eyes. 31 For we be sure, that God heareth not sinners: But yf any man be a worshipper of God, and obedient vnto his wyll, hym heareth he. 32 Sence the worlde began, was it not hearde, that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde. 33 If this man were not of God, he coulde haue done nothyng.
- Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:
- Isa 5:21 : 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.
- Jer 36:17-18 : 17 And they examined Baruch, saying: Tell vs, howe diddest thou write all these wordes out of his mouth? 18 Then Baruch aunswered them: He spake all these wordes vnto me with his mouth, and I wrote them in the booke.
- Matt 15:1-3 : 1 Then came to Iesus Scribes and Pharisees, which were come from Hierusalem, saying: 2 Why do thy disciples transgresse the traditions of the elders? for they washe not their handes when they eate bread. 3 But he aunswered and sayde vnto them: why do ye also transgresse the commaundement of God, by your tradition?
- 1 Kgs 22:24-28 : 24 But Zedekia the sonne of Chanaana went to & smote Michea on the cheke, and sayde: When went the spirite of the Lorde from me, to speake vnto thee? 25 And Michea sayde: Behold, thou shalt see in that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hyde thee. 26 And the king of Israel sayde: Take Michea and cary him vnto Amon the gouerner of the citie, and vnto Ioas the kinges sonne, 27 And say: Thus sayeth ye king: Put this felow in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction, and with water of trouble, vntill I returne in peace. 28 And Michea sayde: If thou returne in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he sayde: Hearken ye people euery one of you.
- Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:
- Prov 26:4 : 4 Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.
- Prov 26:12 : 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.