Eagerness, with self-conceit, will expose to shame.
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Proverbs 18:13
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:1-24EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:10-16Some conditions of weal and woe I. CONSTITUTIONS OF LIFE WEAL. 1. First and foremost, religion (Proverbs 18:10) and humility (Proverbs 18:12). The Name of Jehovah stands for all that God is (the "I am"). Trust in the Et…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMiscellaneous MaximsSee here how men often expose themselves by that very thing by which they hope to gain applause. 1. Some take a pride in being quick. They answer a matter before they hear it, hear it out, nay, as soon as they but hear…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:13He that answereth a matter, etc. Thus Ecclesiasticus 11:8, "Answer not before thou hast heard the, cause; neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk." A reminiscence of the passage occurs in the Talmud ('Aboth.' 5…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:13The folly of hasty judgment We may observe some of the cases in which this folly of answering a matter before it is heard is commonly practised. I. THE SOCIAL RELATIONS. Men are often too quick in forming their opinions…Joseph S. Exell and contributors