 | Edward William Clarke - 1835 - 288 sider
...reference being made to the origin of it as recorded in the book of Genesis. If you would " answer the fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit :"* Ask him to give account, as it is incumbent upon him to do, otherwise than as in the sacred... | |
 | Robert Boyle - 1835 - 350 sider
...his own making,8) engaged me, in conformity to the wise man's counsel in such cases, to ' answer the fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit :'3 for my reproofs are addressed to those called wits, but as they are traducers or undervalues... | |
 | John Wesley - 1836 - 582 sider
...cases, wherein, as a good judge of human nature observes, Ridiculum acri fortius : A little well placed raillery will pierce deeper than solid argument. But...Sometimes you may find it proper to use many words t« express your sense at large. At other times, you may judge it more expedient, to use few words... | |
 | John BARCLAY (Pastor of the Berean Assembly at Edinburgh.) - 1836 - 164 sider
...doctrine of Jesus, from the circumstances of time and place, remembering the holy proverb, which saith, "Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit :" and again, " Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be like unto him ;" without... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1837 - 600 sider
...malicious fashion wherein he provoketh thee, lest thou declare thyself to be as very a fool as he. XXVI. 5. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. In a discreet and sober manner take up a fool roundly, and convince him of his absurd cavils... | |
 | 1837 - 860 sider
...nation take long to recover. — W. Huttoti. SAYINGS AND DOINGS. DR. PRINGLB. — Solomon has said, " Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit." Perhaps this has seldom been done in a more happy way than in the following occurrence :... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1838 - 642 sider
...proper persons, and with all authority. All which is no more than putting in practice the direction of Solomon : " Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit," Prov. xxvi. 5. I have now set before you some general rules of prudence, and some particular... | |
 | William Cramp - 1838 - 276 sider
...agree in gender, number, case, and person with the nouns they are intended to represent. Ex. — " Answer a FOOL according to his folly lest he be wise in his own conceit." — Proverbs xxvi. 4. Ex. — " As to the book itself, it can say this in its behalf, that... | |
 | 1838 - 388 sider
...chapter of Proverbs ? " Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit." — Yours respectfully, HUGH HAIGH. Answer. I consider the meaning of the two verses to be... | |
 | 1838 - 1196 sider
...for the fool's back. 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. 5 and the taber21 nacle of the congregation, and the altar ehis own conceit. 6 He that sendet ha message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh... | |
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. 
