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Proverbs 18:13
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
New English Translation
Proverbs 18:13
New English Translation
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:13 tn Heb “returns a word”; KJV “He that answereth a matter.”
- Proverbs 18:13 sn Poor listening and premature answering indicate that the person has a low regard for what the other is saying, or that he is too absorbed in his own ideas. The Mishnah lists this as the second characteristic of the uncultured person (m. Avot 5:7).
- Proverbs 18:13 tn Heb “it is folly to him and shame.” The verse uses formal parallelism, with the second colon simply completing the thought of the first.
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