Proverbs 18:13
He that answereth before he heareth, a folly, it is to him, and, a reproach.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
In Context
12Before grievous injury, a man’s heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.
14The spirit of a man, sustaineth his sickness, but, a dejected spirit, who can bear it?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:14and thou shalt enquire, and search out, and ask diligently,—and lo! true—certain, is the thing, this abomination, hath been done, in thy midst,
2 Samuel 16:4Then said the king unto Ziba, Lo! thine, is all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said—I have done homage, that I might find favour in thine eyes, my lord O king.
Esther 3:10So then the king took his signet-ring from off his hand, and gave it unto Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the adversary of the Jews;
Job 29:16A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out;
Daniel 6:9Wherefore, King Darius, signed the writing and the interdict.
John 7:51Surely, our law, doth not judge the man, unless it hear first from him, and get to know what he is doing?
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 →