Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
In Context
13He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
15The heart of an intelligent [man] getteth knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Cross References
Job 1:20And Job rose up, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped;
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Job 10:15If I were wicked, woe unto me! and righteous, I will not lift up my head, being [so] full of shame, and beholding mine affliction;
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 42:10As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:14
13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. See here how men often expose themselves by that very thing by which they hope to gain applause. 1. Some take a pride in being quick. They answer a matter before they hear it, hear it out, nay, as soon as they but hear of it. They think it is their honour to take up a cause suddenly; and, when they have heard one side, they think the matter so plain that they need not trouble themselves to hear the other; they are already apprized… Read the whole commentary →