Mithali 26:4
Proverbs 26:4 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Usimjibu mpumbavu sawasawa na upumbavu wake, ama wewe mwenyewe utakuwa kama yeye.
Proverbs 26:4 in English
Proverbs 26:4 · Berean Standard Bible
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Context
2Kama shomoro apigapigavyo mabawa yake
au mbayuwayu katika kuruka kwake kasi,
ndivyo ilivyo laana isiyo na sababu haimpati mtu. 3Mjeledi kwa farasi, lijamu kwa punda,
nayo fimbo kwa migongo ya wapumbavu! 4Usimjibu mpumbavu sawasawa na upumbavu wake,
ama wewe mwenyewe utakuwa kama yeye. 5Mjibu mpumbavu sawasawa na upumbavu wake,
ama atakuwa mwenye hekima machoni pake mwenyewe. 6Kama vile ilivyo kujikata miguu au kunywa hasara,
ndivyo ilivyo kutuma ujumbe kwa mkono wa mpumbavu.
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