Proverbs 18:13

Proverbs 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.

Context of Proverbs 18:13

11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination. 12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour [goeth] humility. He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him. 14The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear? 15The heart of an intelligent [man] getteth knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 18:13 word by word

מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Proverbs 18:13

• Deuteronomy 13:14then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and if it be truth, [and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath happened in the midst of thee,
• 2 Samuel 16:4And the king said to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly bow myself: may I find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king.
• 2 Samuel 19:24And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. Now he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came [again] in peace.
• Esther 3:10And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
• Esther 8:5and said, If it please the king and if I have found grace before him, and the thing seem right to the king, and I be pleasing in his sight, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces.
• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;
• Daniel 6:9Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
• John 7:51Does our law judge a man before it have first heard from himself, and know what he does?

Commentaries on Proverbs 18:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He that answereth a matter - This is a common case; before a man can tell out his story, another will begin his. Before a man has made his response, the other wishes to confute piecemeal, though he has had his own speech already. This is foolishness to them. They are ill-bred. There are many also that give judgment before they hear the whole of the cause, and express an opinion before they hear the state of the case. How absurd, stupid, and foolish!Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 Eagerness, with self-conceit, will expose to shame.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Hasty speech evinces self-conceit, and ensures shame (Pr 26:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 18:13

• Presumption
• Sin
• Speaking

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Commentaries on Proverbs 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings