Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
In Context
13Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
15The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Cross References
Job 1:20And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,
Job 6:4For arrows of the Mighty [are] with me, Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves [for] me!
Job 10:15If I have done wickedly — woe to me, And righteously — I lift not up my head, Full of shame — then see my affliction,
Psalms 32:3When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.
Psalms 42:10With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where [is] thy God?'
Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover 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 →