Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 26:4
Answer not a fool - On this and the following verse Bishop Warburton, who has written well on many things, and very indifferently on the doctrine of grace, has written with force and perspicuity: "Had this advice been given simply, and without circumstance, to answer the fool, and not to answer him, one who had reverence for the text would satisfy himself in supposing that the different directions referred to the doing a thing in and out of season; The reasons given why a fool should not... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse - Correction is as suitable to a fool, as a whip is for a horse, or a bridle for an ass. read more