Proverbs

Proverbs 18:13

¹³He who answers a matter before he hears it—

this is folly and disgrace to him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who answers	מֵשִׁ֣יב	mê·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
a matter	דָּ֭בָר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
before	בְּטֶ֣רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
he hears	יִשְׁמָ֑ע	yiš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
this	הִיא־	hî-	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
folly	אִוֶּ֥לֶת	’iw·we·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H200 folly
and disgrace	וּכְלִמָּֽה׃	ū·ḵə·lim·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
to him	ל֝֗וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.