Proverbs 18:13

Proverbs chapter 18 · verse 13 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honorgoethhumility.

v.13This passage

v.14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 13:14

    then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee,

  • Job 29:16

    I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

  • John 7:51

    Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

  • Proverbs 20:25

    It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.