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13 He who (A)responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.

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Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries [a](A)his footsteps sins.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:2 Lit with his feet

The [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 21:5 Or plans

For (A)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.

Do not go out (B)hastily to plead your case;
Lest, what will you do in [a]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its

20 A (A)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (B)makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

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22 A man with an (A)evil eye (B)hurries after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

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20 Do you behold a man who is (A)hasty in his words?
There is (B)more hope for a fool than for him.

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