Proverbs 18:13


He who answers before he hears [the facts]—
It is folly and shame to him.

John 7:51

“Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?”

Deuteronomy 13:14

then you shall investigate and search out [witnesses] and ask thorough questions. If it is true and the matter is established that this loathsome thing has been done among you,

2 Samuel 16:4

Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is [now] yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down [in honor and gratitude]; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord the king.”

2 Samuel 19:24-30

Then Mephibosheth the [grand]son of Saul came down to meet the king, but he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned in peace and safety.

Esther 3:10-15

Then the king removed his signet ring from his hand [that is, the special ring which was used to seal his letters] and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

Esther 8:5-17

Then she said, “If it pleases the king and if I have found favor before him and the matter is proper in the king’s view and I am pleasing in his sight, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote [in order] to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.

Job 29:16


“I was a father to the needy;
I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].

Proverbs 20:25


It is a trap for a man to [speak a vow of consecration and] say rashly, “It is holy!”
And [not until] afterward consider [whether he can fulfill it].

Daniel 6:9

So King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction.

Daniel 6:14

Then, as soon as the king heard these words, he was deeply distressed [over what he had done] and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and he struggled until the sun went down [trying to work out a way] to save him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

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Bible References

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Deuteronomy 13:14
then you shall investigate and search out [witnesses] and ask thorough questions. If it is true and the matter is established that this loathsome thing has been done among you,
2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is [now] yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down [in honor and gratitude]; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord the king.”
2 Samuel 19:24
Then Mephibosheth the [grand]son of Saul came down to meet the king, but he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned in peace and safety.
Esther 3:10
Then the king removed his signet ring from his hand [that is, the special ring which was used to seal his letters] and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
Esther 8:5
Then she said, “If it pleases the king and if I have found favor before him and the matter is proper in the king’s view and I am pleasing in his sight, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote [in order] to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.
Job 29:16

“I was a father to the needy;
I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].
Daniel 6:9
So King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction.
John 7:51
“Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?”

General references

Proverbs 18:17

The first one to plead his case seems right,
Until another comes and cross-examines him.
John 7:51
“Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?”
Acts 25:27
For it seems absurd and unreasonable to me to send a prisoner [to Rome] without indicating the charges against him.”