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13 He who answers a matter before he hears it,
    it is folly and shame to him.

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13 He who returns a word before he will hear,
    folly itself belongs to him as well as[a] shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:13 Hebrew “and”

Also, it is not good for the soul to be without knowledge,
    and he who hastens with his feet sins.

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Also, a life[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Or “sins”

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty,
    but of everyone who is hasty only to want.

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The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,
    but all who are hasty, only to want.

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for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
    than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
    whom your eyes have seen.

Do not go forth hastily to strive;
    lest you do not know what to do in the end,
    when your neighbor has put you to shame.

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For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
    than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,
do not hastily bring out to court,
    for[a] what will you do at its end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or “lest”

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.

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20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
    but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

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22 He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye,
    and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

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22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,[a]
    but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Literally “a man of evil of eye”

20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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20 You see a man who is hasty in his words:
    there is more hope for a fool than him.

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