Proverbs 18:13
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
In Context
12Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.
14The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:14Then let a full search be made, and let questions be put with care; and if it is true and certain that such a disgusting thing has been done among you;
2 Samuel 16:4Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!
Esther 3:10And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.
Job 29:16I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
Daniel 6:9\6:8\Now, O King, put the order in force, signing the writing so that it may not be changed, like the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.
John 7:51Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:13
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. Note, 1. Pride is the presage of ruin, and ruin will at last be the punishment of pride; for before destruction men are commonly so infatuated by the just judgment of God that they are more haughty than ever, that their ruin may be the sorer and the more surprising. Of, if that do not always hold, yet after the heart has been lifted up with pride, a fall comes, ch. xvi. 18 . 2. Humility is the presage of honour and prepares men for… Read the whole commentary →