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Proverbs 18:13
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If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
He that answereth a matter before hee heare it, it is folly and shame vnto him.
The one who gives an answer before he listens—this is foolishness and disgrace for him.
He who gives answer before he hears, That is folly and shame to him.
Let people finish speaking before you try to answer them. That way you will not embarrass yourself and look foolish.
He who answers before he hears [the facts]— It is folly and shame to him.
He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.
It's stupid and embarrassing to give an answer before you listen.
To answer someone before hearing him out is both stupid and embarrassing.
He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and confusion unto him.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame vnto him.
Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause, it is folly and reproach to him.
He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
He who answers a matter before he hears it-this is folly and disgrace to him.
He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself belongs to him as well as shame.
If one rejects a matter before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.
The one who gives an answer before he listens— that is his folly and his shame.
He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.
Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.
If one gives an answer before he hears, it makes him foolish and ashamed.
He that answereth before he heareth, a folly, it is to him, and, a reproach.
He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
He who gives answer before he hears is a fool and a reviler.
Listen before you answer. If you don't, you are being stupid and insulting.
One who gives an answer before he hears, It is foolishness and shame to him.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
He that geueth sentence in a matter before he heare it, the same to hym is folly and shame.
If one gives answer before hearing, it is folly and shame.
He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
He that answerith bifore that he herith, shewith hym silf to be a fool; and worthi of schenschipe.
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
He who gives answer before he hears, That is folly and shame to him.
If one gives answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
He that gives answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame to him.
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
He that geueth sentece in a matter before he heare it, is a foole, and worthy to be confounded.
Answering before listening is both stupid and rude.
He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
He who responds with a word before he hears,It is folly and shame to him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: Deuteronomy 13:14, 2 Samuel 16:4, 2 Samuel 19:24-30, Esther 3:10-15, Esther 8:5-17, Job 29:16, Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:14, John 7:51
answereth a matter: Heb. returneth a word
Reciprocal: Joshua 22:21 - answered 2 Samuel 14:8 - I will give 2 Samuel 19:29 - Why speakest Job 18:2 - mark Job 32:4 - waited till Job had spoken Proverbs 18:17 - General Acts 25:16 - and have Acts 25:27 - General Acts 26:1 - Thou James 1:19 - slow to speak 1 Peter 4:8 - for
Cross-References
He did not need anyone to tell him about people, because he knew what was in people's minds.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it],.... Who is impatient, and cannot wait to hear it out, but breaks in upon the speaker before he has finished what he has to say; or is rash and precipitate, and returns an answer at once, without weighing and considering, and thoroughly understanding, what is said:
it [is] folly and shame unto him; his answer must be a foolish one, and bring shame and confusion upon him; men should be "swift to hear", and "slow to speak", James 1:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 18:13. He that answereth a matter — This is a common case; before a man can tell out his story, another will begin his. Before a man has made his response, the other wishes to confute piecemeal, though he has had his own speech already. This is foolishness to them. They are ill-bred. There are many also that give judgment before they hear the whole of the cause, and express an opinion before they hear the state of the case. How absurd, stupid, and foolish!
