Verse 13
He that giveth{H1697} answer{H7725} before he heareth,{H8085} It is folly{H200} and shame{H3639} unto him.
Referenced Verses
- John 7:51 : 51 Doth our{G2257} law{G3551} judge{G2919} a man,{G3361} except{G4386} it first{G3844} hear{G191} from himself{G846} and{G2532} know{G1097} what{G5101} he doeth?{G4160}
- Deut 13:14 : 14 then shall you inquire,{H1875} and make search,{H2713} and ask{H7592} diligently;{H3190} and, behold, if it be truth,{H571} and the thing{H1697} certain,{H3559} that such{H2063} abomination{H8441} is worked{H6213} in the middle{H7130} of you,
- Prov 20:25 : 25 It is a snare{H4170} to a man{H120} rashly{H3216} to say, [It is] holy,{H6944} And after{H310} vows{H5088} to make inquiry.{H1239}
- 2 Sam 16:4 : 4 Then said{H559} the king{H4428} to Ziba,{H6717} Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth.{H4648} And Ziba{H6717} said,{H559} I do obeisance;{H7812} let me find{H4672} favor{H2580} in thy sight,{H5869} my lord,{H113} O king.{H4428}
- 2 Sam 19:24-30 : 24 And Mephibosheth{H4648} the son{H1121} of Saul{H7586} came down{H3381} to meet{H7125} the king;{H4428} and he had neither{H3808} dressed{H6213} his feet,{H7272} nor trimmed{H6213} his beard,{H8222} nor washed{H3526} his clothes,{H899} from the day{H3117} the king{H4428} departed{H3212} until the day{H3117} he came{H935} home in peace.{H7965} 25 And it came to pass, when he was come{H935} to Jerusalem{H3389} to meet{H7125} the king,{H4428} that the king{H4428} said{H559} unto him, Wherefore wentest{H1980} not thou with me, Mephibosheth?{H4648} 26 And he answered,{H559} My lord,{H113} O king,{H4428} my servant{H5650} deceived{H7411} me: for thy servant{H5650} said,{H559} I will saddle{H2280} me an ass,{H2543} that I may ride{H7392} thereon, and go{H3212} with the king;{H4428} because thy servant{H5650} is lame.{H6455} 27 And he hath slandered{H7270} thy servant{H5650} unto my lord{H113} the king;{H4428} but my lord{H113} the king{H4428} is as an angel{H4397} of God:{H430} do{H6213} therefore what is good{H2896} in thine eyes.{H5869} 28 For all my father's{H1} house{H1004} were but{H3808} dead{H4194} men{H582} before my lord{H113} the king;{H4428} yet didst thou set{H7896} thy servant{H5650} among them that did eat{H398} at thine own table.{H7979} What right{H6666} therefore have{H3426} I yet that I should cry{H2199} any more unto the king?{H4428} 29 And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto him, Why speakest{H1696} thou any more of thy matters?{H1697} I say,{H559} Thou and Ziba{H6717} divide{H2505} the land.{H7704} 30 And Mephibosheth{H4648} said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} yea, let him take{H3947} all, forasmuch{H310} as{H834} my lord{H113} the king{H4428} is come{H935} in peace{H7965} unto his own house.{H1004}
- Esth 3:10-15 : 10 And the king{H4428} took{H5493} his ring{H2885} from his hand,{H3027} and gave{H5414} it unto Haman{H2001} the son{H1121} of Hammedatha{H4099} the Agagite,{H91} the Jews'{H3064} enemy.{H6887} 11 And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto Haman,{H2001} The silver{H3701} is given{H5414} to thee, the people{H5971} also, to do{H6213} with them as it seemeth{H5869} good{H2896} to thee. 12 Then were the king's{H4428} scribes{H5608} called{H7121} in the first{H7223} month,{H2320} on the thirteenth{H7969} day{H3117} thereof; and there was written{H3789} according to all that Haman{H2001} commanded{H6680} unto the king's{H4428} satraps,{H323} and to the governors{H6346} that were over every province,{H4082} and to the princes{H8269} of every people,{H5971} to every province{H4082} according to the writing{H3791} thereof, and to every people{H5971} after their language;{H3956} in the name{H8034} of king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325} was it written,{H3789} and it was sealed{H2856} with the king's{H4428} ring.{H2885} 13 And letters{H5612} were sent{H7971} by{H3027} posts{H7323} into all the king's{H4428} provinces,{H4082} to destroy,{H8045} to slay, and to cause to perish,{H8045} all Jews,{H3064} both young{H5288} and old,{H2205} little children{H2945} and women,{H802} in one{H259} day,{H3117} even upon the thirteenth{H7969} day{H3117} of the twelfth{H8147} month,{H2320} which is the month{H2320} Adar,{H143} and to take the spoil{H7998} of them for a prey.{H962} 14 A copy{H6572} of the writing,{H3791} that the decree{H1881} should be given{H5414} out in every province,{H4082} was published{H1540} unto all the peoples,{H5971} that they should be ready{H6264} against that day.{H3117} 15 The posts{H7323} went forth{H3318} in haste{H1765} by the king's{H4428} commandment,{H1697} and the decree{H1881} was given{H5414} out in Shushan{H7800} the palace.{H1002} And the king{H4428} and Haman{H2001} sat down{H3427} to drink;{H8354} but the city{H5892} of Shushan{H7800} was perplexed.{H943}
- Esth 8:5-9 : 5 And she said,{H559} If it please{H2896} the king,{H4428} and if I have found{H4672} favor{H2580} in his sight,{H6440} and the thing{H1697} seem right{H3787} before{H6440} the king,{H4428} and I be pleasing{H2896} in his eyes,{H5869} let it be written{H3789} to reverse{H7725} the letters{H5612} devised{H4284} by Haman,{H2001} the son{H1121} of Hammedatha{H4099} the Agagite,{H91} which he wrote{H3789} to destroy{H6} the Jews{H3064} that are in all the king's{H4428} provinces:{H4082} 6 for how{H349} can I endure{H3201} to see{H7200} the evil{H7451} that shall come{H4672} unto my people?{H5971} or how{H349} can I endure{H3201} to see{H7200} the destruction{H13} of my kindred?{H4138} 7 Then the king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325} said{H559} unto Esther{H635} the queen{H4436} and to Mordecai{H4782} the Jew,{H3064} Behold, I have given{H5414} Esther{H635} the house{H1004} of Haman,{H2001} and him they have hanged{H8518} upon the gallows,{H6086} because he laid{H7971} his hand{H3027} upon the Jews.{H3064} 8 Write{H3789} ye also to the Jews,{H3064} as it pleaseth{H2896} you,{H5869} in the king's{H4428} name,{H8034} and seal{H2856} it with the king's{H4428} ring;{H2885} for the writing{H3791} which is written{H3789} in the king's{H4428} name,{H8034} and sealed{H2856} with the king's{H4428} ring,{H2885} may no man reverse.{H7725} 9 Then were the king's{H4428} scribes{H5608} called{H7121} at that time,{H6256} in the third{H7992} month{H2320} Sivan,{H5510} on the three{H7969} and twentieth{H6242} [day] thereof; and it was written{H3789} according to all that Mordecai{H4782} commanded{H6680} unto the Jews,{H3064} and to the satraps,{H323} and the governors{H6346} and princes{H8269} of the provinces{H4082} which are from India{H1912} unto Ethiopia,{H3568} a hundred{H3967} twenty{H6242} and seven{H7651} provinces,{H4082} unto every province{H4082} according to the writing{H3791} thereof, and unto every people{H5971} after their language,{H3956} and to the Jews{H3064} according to their writing,{H3791} and according to their language.{H3956} 10 And he wrote{H3789} the name{H8034} of king{H4428} Ahasuerus,{H325} and sealed{H2856} it with the king's{H4428} ring,{H2885} and sent{H7971} letters{H5612} by{H3027} post{H7323} on horseback,{H5483} riding{H7392} on swift steeds{H7409} that were used in the king's service,{H327} bred{H1121} of the stud:{H7424} 11 wherein the king{H4428} granted{H5414} the Jews{H3064} that were in every city{H5892} to gather themselves together,{H6950} and to stand{H5975} for their life,{H5315} to destroy,{H8045} to slay,{H2026} and to cause to perish,{H6} all the power{H2428} of the people{H5971} and province{H4082} that would assault{H6696} them, [their] little ones{H2945} and women,{H802} and to take the spoil{H7998} of them for a prey,{H962} 12 upon one{H259} day{H3117} in all the provinces{H4082} of king{H4428} Ahasuerus,{H325} [namely], upon the thirteenth{H7969} [day] of the twelfth{H8147} month,{H2320} which is the month{H2320} Adar.{H143} 13 A copy{H6572} of the writing,{H3791} that the decree{H1881} should be given{H5414} out in every province,{H4082} was published{H1540} unto all the peoples,{H5971} and that the Jews{H3064} should be ready{H6264} against that day{H3117} to avenge{H5358} themselves on their enemies.{H341} 14 So the posts{H7323} that rode{H7392} upon swift steeds{H7409} that were used in the king's{H4428} service went out,{H3318} being hastened{H926} and pressed on{H1765} by the king's{H4428} commandment;{H1697} and the decree{H1881} was given{H5414} out in Shushan{H7800} the palace.{H1002} 15 And Mordecai{H4782} went forth{H3318} from the presence{H6440} of the king{H4428} in royal{H4438} apparel{H3830} of blue{H8504} and white,{H2353} and with a great{H1419} crown{H5850} of gold,{H2091} and with a robe{H8509} of fine linen{H948} and purple:{H713} and the city{H5892} of Shushan{H7800} shouted{H6670} and was glad.{H8056} 16 The Jews{H3064} had light{H219} and gladness,{H8057} and joy{H8342} and honor.{H3366} 17 And in every province,{H4082} and in every city,{H5892} whithersoever{H4725} the king's{H4428} commandment{H1697} and his decree{H1881} came,{H5060} the Jews{H3064} had gladness{H8342} and joy,{H8057} a feast{H4960} and a good{H2896} day.{H3117} And many{H7227} from among the peoples{H5971} of the land{H776} became Jews;{H3054} for the fear{H6343} of the Jews{H3064} was fallen{H5307} upon them.