Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
Cross References
Job 1:20Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head fell down upon the ground and worshipped,
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me.
Job 10:15And if I be wicked, woe unto me: and if just, I shall not lift up my head, being filled with affliction and misery.
Psalms 32:3Because I was silent my bones grew old; whilst I cried out all the day long.
Psalms 42:10I will say to God : Thou art my support. Why hast thou forgotten me? and why go I mourning, whilst my enemy afflicteth me?
Psalms 55:5at the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have cast iniquities upon me: and in wrath they were troublesome to 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 →