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Whoever answersמֵשִׁיבa wordדָּבָרbeforeבְּטֶרֶםhe hears,יִשְׁמָעit is follyאִוֶּלֶת הִיאto himלוֹand humiliation.וּכְלִמָּה
Proverbs 18:13
Study it in the app“Whoever answers a word before he hears, it is folly to him and humiliation.”
Answering before listening is foolish and shamefulThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:13, word by word
- Whoever answersמֵשִׁיבmeshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “meshiv” appears- a wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- he hearsיִשְׁמָעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- it is follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears- and humiliationכְלִמָּהchelima
disgrace, shame
Shame, dishonor suffered before others.
Where else “chelima” appears
The context
12Before a breaking the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor comes humility.
13 · This verse (above)
14The spirit of a man will sustain his sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear it?