Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The one who gives an answer before he listens -- that is his folly and his shame.
New American Standard Bible
It is folly and shame to him.
King James Version
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Holman Bible
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.
International Standard Version
Whoever answers before listening is both foolish and shameful.
A Conservative Version
He who gives answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.
American Standard Version
He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.
Amplified
He who answers before he hears [the facts]—
It is folly and shame to him.
Bible in Basic English
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
Darby Translation
He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
Julia Smith Translation
He turning back the word before he shall hear it, is folly and shame to him.
King James 2000
He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself [belongs] to him as well as shame.
Modern King James verseion
If one answers a matter before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that giveth sentence in a matter before he hear it, is a fool, and worthy to be confounded.
New Heart English Bible
He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
The Emphasized Bible
He that answereth before he heareth, a folly, it is to him, and, a reproach.
Webster
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame to him.
World English Bible
He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
12 Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor. 13 The one who gives an answer before he listens -- that is his folly and his shame. 14 A person's spirit sustains him through sickness -- but who can bear a crushed spirit?
Cross References
John 7:51
"Our law doesn't condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?"
Deuteronomy 13:14
You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,
2 Samuel 16:4
The king said to Ziba, "Everything that was Mephibosheth's now belongs to you." Ziba replied, "I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king."
2 Samuel 19:24-30
Now Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, came down to meet the king. From the day the king had left until the day he safely returned, Mephibosheth had not cared for his feet nor trimmed his mustache nor washed his clothes.
Esther 3:10-15
So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, who was hostile toward the Jews.
Esther 8:5-17
She said, "If the king is so inclined and if I have met with his approval and if the matter is agreeable to the king and if I am attractive to him, let an edict be written rescinding those recorded intentions of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote in order to destroy the Jews who are throughout all the king's provinces.
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;
Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.
Daniel 6:9
So King Darius issued the written interdict.
Daniel 6:14
When the king heard this, he was very upset and began thinking about how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.