Proverbs 18:13
One who answers before listening— 1 it is his folly and shame. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 person's heart is proud, 1 but humility comes before honor. 1
14A person's spirit will survive sickness, 1 but a broken spirit who can bear it? 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:14Then you will examine the evidence, make search, and investigate it thoroughly. When you discover that it is true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done among you, then you will take action.
2 Samuel 16:4Then the king said to Ziba, “Look, all that belonged to Mephibosheth now belongs to you.” Ziba answered, “I bow in humility to you, my master, king. Let me find favor in your eyes.”
Esther 3:10Then the king took the signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
Job 29:16I was a father to needy people; 1 I would examine the case even of one whom I did not know. 1
Daniel 6:9So king Darius signed the document making the decree into a law.
John 7:51“Does our law judge a man before hearing from him and knowing what he does?”
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 →