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

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

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

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Even as a soul without knowledge is not good, so he that maketh haste with his feet sinneth.

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(A)The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness, but of everyone that is hasty, only to want.

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(A)For it is better that he say to you,
“Come up here,”
Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

(B)Do not go hastily to [a]court;
For what will you do in the end,
When your neighbor has put you to shame?

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit. contend or bring a lawsuit

for better it is that it be said unto thee, “Come up hither,” than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

Go not forth hastily to contend, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

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

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20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

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22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that (A)poverty will come upon him.

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22 He that hasteneth to be rich hath an evil eye and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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

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20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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