13 To answer before listening- that is folly and shame.
13 He that answereth
13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
13 Answering before listening is both stupid and rude.
13 He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.
13 Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:13
Commentary on Proverbs 18:13
(Read Proverbs 18:13)
Eagerness, with self-conceit, will expose to shame.