“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.”
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him—a warning against engaging the fool on his terms, establishing that responding to foolishness with foolishness corrupts the wise person. The danger is assimilation to the fool's level. The theological significance involves the principle of maintaining distance from folly.
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