Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 26:5

5 Answer a fool according to his folly , lest he be wise in his own conceit .

So as his folly needs and requires, convincing him strongly, reproving him sharply, exposing him to just shame, and correcting him with a Rod, when he deserves it, and thou hast a just power to use it.

Lest thy silence make him arrogant and presumptuous, as if his words were unanswerable.

Marginal references: Heb. his own eyes.