These two verses Proverbs 26:4 and 26:5 do not contradict each other but complement each other. Together they reveal that wisdom requires discernment in situations, including how and when we respond to others.

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Sorry to say this is a common human reaction even today. However, it is a foolish reaction when you consider the fact that God created humanity and that God’s thoughts are so much higher than man’s thoughts.

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And when an answer is returned, it should NOT be in his foolish way and manner, rendering “evil for evil,” and “railing for railing,” in the same bitter, lying, malicious, and judgmental language he uses. In 2nd Timothy 2:23-24 God instructs us...

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So our “answer” in this case is to be one of correction. Even though he will most likely despise and reject the wisdom offered to him, we are to make the attempt, for the sake of the truth that is ALWAYS to be declared!

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To “Answer a fool according to his folly” is to say the right words, words he can understand at the right time, to expose his lack of wisdom and untruth not only to him but also to others who may hear him and believe him!

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