13Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.


In Context

10 A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

11 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

12 Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

13 Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

14 The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

15 The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 18:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:13He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it,] it [is] folly and shame unto him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:13He who answers before listening- that is his folly and his shame.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:13He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:13He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:13He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:13He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame to him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:13He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:13He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.