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Proverbs 18:13
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Proverbs 18:13
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To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
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Proverbs 18:13 in Other Translations
KJV
13
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
ESV
13
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
NLT
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Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.
MSG
13
Answering before listening is both stupid and rude.
CSB
13
The one who gives an answer before he listens- this is foolishness and disgrace for him.
Proverbs 18:13 In-Context
11
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12
Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
13
To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
14
The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
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Proverbs 20:25
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John 7:51
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