KJV:
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
NASB:
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.
KJV:
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
NASB:
Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.
KJV:
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
NASB:
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
KJV:
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
NASB:
Like the legs which are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
KJV:
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
NASB:
Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
KJV:
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
NASB:
Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
KJV:
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
NASB:
Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
KJV:
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
NASB:
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.