13 One who (A)gives an answer before he hears,
It is foolishness and shame to him.

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13 Those who answer before they listen
    are foolish and disgraceful.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:2 Lit with his feet
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Lit sins

Ignorant desire isn’t good;
    rushing feet make mistakes.

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The plans of the (A)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (B)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.

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The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
    but those who hurry end up with loss.

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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 the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
  2. Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
  3. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its

    because it is better that he say to you,
    “Come up here,”
    than to be demoted before a ruler.

What your eyes see, don’t be quick to quarrel over;
    what will you do in the future when your neighbor shames you?

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20 A (A)faithful person will abound with blessings,
But one who (B)hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

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20 Reliable people will have abundant blessings,
    but those with get-rich-quick schemes won’t go unpunished.

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

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22 The stingy try to get rich fast,
    unaware that loss will come to them.

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20 Do you see a person who is (A)hasty with his words?
There is (B)more hope for a fool than for him.

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20 Do you see people who are quick to speak?
    There is more hope for fools than for them.

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