Proverbs 18:13

In 11 translations

BSB

He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.

KJV

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.answereth…: Heb. returneth a word

WEB

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

ASV

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

LSV

Whoever is answering a matter before he hears, || It is folly to him—and shame.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

He that answereth a matter before hee heare it, it is folly and shame vnto him.

JPS

He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and confusion unto him.

LXXE

Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause, it is folly and reproach to him.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς ἀποκρίνεται λόγον πρὶν ἀκοῦσαι, ἀφροσύνη αὐτῷ ἐστι καὶ ὄνειδος.

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 7:51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
• Deuteronomy 13:14then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
• Proverbs 20:25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
• Esther 8:5–17“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming…
• Daniel 6:9Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
• 2 Samuel 19:24–30Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely. And he came…
• Daniel 6:14As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.
• 2 Samuel 16:4So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
• Esther 3:10–15So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. “Keep your money,” said the king to Haman. “These people are given to you to do with them…

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