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Proverbs

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He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He that answereth break Verb H7725 מֵשִׁ֣יב me·shiv
a matter act Noun H1697 דָּ֭בָר da·var
before before Prepostion H2962 בְּטֶ֣רֶם be·te·rem
before he heareth attentively Verb H8085 יִשְׁמָ֑ע yish·ma;
[it] it [is] folly folly Noun H200 אִוֶּ֥לֶת iv·ve·let
and shame confusion Noun H3639 וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ u·che·lim·mah.

People

Shamed

a descendant of Benjamin

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King James Bible He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Hebrew Greek English He that answereth a matter who gives an answer before he heareth it, it hears, It is folly and shame unto to him.
New American Standard Bible 1995 He that answereth a matter who gives an answer before he heareth it, it hears, It is folly and shame unto to him.