Proverbs 18:13

New International Reader's Version

To answer before listening is foolish and shameful.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:8

The king said to the woman, “Go home. I’ll give an order to make sure you are taken care of.”

2 Samuel 16:4

Then the king said to Ziba, “Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth belongs to you now.” “You are my king and master,” Ziba said. “I make myself humble in front of you. I bow down to you. May you be pleased with me.”

Job 29:16

I was like a father to needy people. I stood up for strangers in court.

Proverbs 20:25

A person is trapped if they make a hasty promise to God and only later thinks about what they said.

Daniel 6:14

When the king heard this, he was very upset. He didn’t want Daniel to be harmed in any way. Until sunset, he did everything he could to save him.

Daniel 6:9

So King Darius put the order in writing.

John 7:51

“Does our law find a man guilty without hearing him first? Doesn’t it want to find out what he is doing?”

Deuteronomy 13:14

So you must ask people some questions. You must check out the matter carefully. If it’s true, an evil thing has really happened among you. It’s something the Lord hates.