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Proverbs 18:13

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13He that †answereth a matter ubefore he heareth it,

It is folly and shame unto him.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. returneth a word. 1 Sam. 17:30 (Heb.), &c.
  2. uSo Ecclus. 11:8. John 7:51.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If one gives an answer before he hears,

it is his folly and shame.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

To answer before listening—

that is folly and shame.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who gives an answer before he listens—

this is foolishness and disgrace for him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Spouting off before listening to the facts

is both shameful and foolish.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who returns a word before he will hear,

folly itself belongs to him as well as shame.