Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a wounded spirit who can bear?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
In Context
13He who answereth a matter before he hath heard it, It is folly and shame to him.
15The heart of the intelligent will acquire knowledge, And the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.
Cross References
Job 1:20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; Their poison drinketh up my spirit; The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
Job 10:15If I am wicked,—then woe unto me! Yet if righteous, I dare not lift up my head; I am full of confusion, beholding my affliction.
Psalms 32:3While I kept silence, my bones were wasted, By reason of my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones are the reproaches of the enemy, While they say to me continually, “Where is thy God?”
Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling have seized 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 →