Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
In Context
13He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh 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 are within me, the poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Job 10:15If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; being filled with ignominy and looking upon mine affliction.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Psalms 42:10As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me; while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 55:5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon 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 →