He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.Proverbs 18:13
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׃
- מֵשִׁ֣יבme.Shiv“[one who] brings back”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּב · “reply” · Strong's H7725M
- דָּ֭בָרDa.vor“a word”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “speaking” · Strong's H1697H
- בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem“<in> before”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫רֶם · “before” · Strong's H2962
- יִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'“he listens”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- אִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.let“[is] folly”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִוֶּ֫לֶת · “folly” · Strong's H0200
- הִיא־hi'-“it”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- ל֝֗וֹlo“of him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- 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)