Proverbs 18:13
Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause, it is folly and reproach to him.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
In Context
12Before ruin a man's heart is exalted, and before honour it is humble.
14A wise servant calms a man's anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:14Evil men have gone out from you, and have caused all the inhabitants of their land to fall away, saying, Let us go and worship other gods, whom ye knew not,
2 Samuel 16:4And the king said to Siba, Behold, all Memphibosthe's property is thine. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace in thine eyes.
Job 29:16I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
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 →