Proverbs 18:13
He who gives answer before he hears,that is folly and shame to him.
New Heart English 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 destruction the heart of man is proud,but before honor is humility.
14A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness,but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:14then you shall inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done in the midst of you,
2 Samuel 16:4Then the king said to Ziba, "Behold, all that pertains to Mephibosheth is yours."Ziba said, "I do obeisance. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king."
Esther 3:10The king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Job 29:16I was a father to the needy.The cause of him who I did not know, I searched out.
Daniel 6:9Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
John 7:51"Does our Law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows 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 →