Proverbs 18:14
A person's spirit will survive sickness, 1 but a broken spirit who can bear it? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
In Context
13One who answers before listening— 1 it is his folly and shame. 1
15The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge 1 and the hearing of the wise seeks it out. 1
Cross References
Job 1:20Then Job rose, tore his robe, shaved his head, lay facedown on the ground, and worshiped God.
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, 1 my spirit drinks up the poison; 1 the terrors of God have arranged themselves in array against me. 1
Job 10:15If I have acted wickedly, woe to me; 1 and even if I acted righteously, 1 I could not lift up my head, 1 since I am filled with disgrace— 1 see my affliction!
Psalms 32:3When I remained silent, my bones were wasting away 1 while I groaned all day long. 1
Psalms 42:10As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries rebuke me, 1 while they always say to me, “Where is your God?” 1
Psalms 55:5Fearfulness and trembling have come on me, 1 and horror has overwhelmed me. 1
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 →