Proverbs 18:13

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The one returning a word before he hears, it is folly to him and disgrace.

Latin

Qui prius respondet quam audiat, stultum se esse demonstrat, et confusione dignum.

Hebrew

English

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

John 7:51
“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
Deuteronomy 13:14
…then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
Proverbs 20:25
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
Job 29:16
I 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 Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.