The Meaning of Proverbs 18:13 Explained

Proverbs 18:13

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

YLT: Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

Darby: He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.

ASV: He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 18:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 18

1  A fool delights not in understanding

What do the individual words in Proverbs 18:13 mean?

He who answers a matter before he hears [it] folly it [is] to him and shame
מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־ ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה

מֵשִׁ֣יב  He  who  answers 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
דָּ֭בָר  a  matter 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
בְּטֶ֣רֶם  before 
Parse: Preposition-b, Adverb
Root: טֶרֶם  
Sense: before, not yet, before that.
יִשְׁמָ֑ע  he  hears  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אִוֶּ֥לֶת  folly 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִוֶּלֶת  
Sense: foolishness, folly.
הִיא־  it  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
ל֝֗וֹ  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
וּכְלִמָּֽה  and  shame 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כְּלִמָּה  
Sense: disgrace, reproach, shame, confusion, dishonour, insult, ignominy.