Proverbs 18:13
He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
In Context
12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
14The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:14then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
2 Samuel 16:4So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
Esther 3:10So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Daniel 6:9Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
John 7:51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine 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 →