Zhēnyán 29:20

20 Nǐ jiàn yányǔ jízào de rén ma . yúmeì rén bǐ tā gèng yǒu zhǐwang .

Zhēnyán 29:20 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 29:20

Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words
Swift to speak either before God or men; that takes upon him to speak upon a subject, or return an answer to a question, before he has thoroughly thought of it, and well considered it, and digested what he should say; see ( Ecclesiastes 5:2 ) ( James 1:19 ) ; or "hasty in matters" F24; in his business; runs rashly and precipitately into things, without duly considering within himself what is right and proper to be done, and without taking the advice of others; [there is] more hope of a fool than of him;
of one that has not the gift of elocution, or not so much sagacity in business, and yet takes time to think, and advises with others.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 (wyrbdb Ua) "praecipitem in negotiis suis", Vatablus, Piscator; "in rebus suis", Mercerus.

Zhēnyán 29:20 In-Context

18 Méiyǒu yìxiàng , ( huò zuò mò shì ) mín jiù fàngsì . wéi zūnshǒu lǜfǎ de , biàn wèi yǒu fú .
19 Zhī yòng yányǔ , púrén bù kĕn shòu guǎngjiào , tā suīrán míngbai , yĕ bù liúyì .
20 Nǐ jiàn yányǔ jízào de rén ma . yúmeì rén bǐ tā gèng yǒu zhǐwang .
21 Rén jiāng púrén cóng xiǎo jiāo yǎng , zhè púrén zhōngjiǔ bì chéng le tāde érzi .
22 Hǎo qì de rén , tiāo qǐ zhēng duān . bào nù de rén , duō duō fàn zuì .
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