Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. (proverbs 26:4)
--2 people are arguing. A Christian, and a non-Christian (a foolish one). The non-Christian sarcastically tells a lie, and the Christian in arguing back tells an even bigger one. You walk by. Can you tell which one is the Christian and which one is not? NO. Therefore, do not argue with a fool according to his folly, in that do not argue with him in the same manner in which he argues. "Do not sink down to his level" if you will, for if you do, there is nothing that sets you apart from him in the eyes of an onlooker.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. (proverbs 26:5)
2 people are arguing. A Christian, and a non-Christian (a foolish one). The non-Christian makes an argument which is foolish, and untrue, and believes he is correct and "wise" in his foolishness. The Christian in wisdom corrects the fool in right manner, not sinking to his level, but correcting him in righteousness and in love. The Christian therefore prevents the foolish from thinking himself as being wise. Here he is correcting a foolish person, and an onlooker does not pass by seeing 2 fools. There is still, only one.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. (proverbs 26:11)
Don't trust a foolish man. The wall keeping him from his folly is very thin, and easily broken. Have you ever trusted a man with a responsibility, giving him "his one chance to get it right", only to find that you are disappointed in that he fails, as he always has, in the same way he always has? The only thing that can change a fool is the wisdom that comes from knowing Jesus.
Scripture Memory:
1 John 1:8-9
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sin, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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