Proverbs 18:13

He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
Proverbs 18:13
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃

  1. מֵשִׁ֣יבme.Shiv“[one who] brings back”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּב · “reply” · Strong's H7725M
  2. דָּ֭בָרDa.vor“a word”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “speaking” · Strong's H1697H
  3. בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem“<in> before”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫רֶם · “before” · Strong's H2962
  4. יִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'“he listens”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  5. אִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.let“[is] folly”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִוֶּ֫לֶת · “folly” · Strong's H0200
  6. הִיא־hi'-“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. ל֝֗וֹlo“of him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  8. וּכְלִמָּֽה׃u.khe.li.Mah“and ignominy”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כְּלִמָּה · “shame” · Strong's H3639
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)