Proverbs 26:4-5 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him.… A certain preacher had wrought his best to benefit his audience; but one of them came to him, and somewhat rudely remarked, "Your preaching is of no use to me. I do not believe that I have a soul; I don't want to be talked to about an imaginary hereafter. I shall die like a dog." The minister calmly replied, "Sir, I have evidently failed through misapprehension. I did my best for the good of all my hearers; but I prepared the entertainment under the notion that I was catering for men with souls. Had I known there were creatures present who had no souls, and would die like dogs, I would have provided a good supply of bones for them." ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.WEB: Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. |
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