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


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Genesis 21 26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
Exodus 16 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
Numbers 23 12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
Deuteronomy 1 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Deuteronomy 18 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
Judges 5 29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
1 Samuel 2 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
2 Samuel 12 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
2 Samuel 13 13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
1 Kings 2 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
Job 9 14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
Job 9 20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Job 9 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
Job 11 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Job 11 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 11 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
Job 12 4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Job 14 3 And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Job 15 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Job 15 8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Job 15 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
Job 16 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
Job 17 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
Job 17 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job 17 8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
Job 19 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
Job 20 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
Job 20 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
Job 21 22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Job 21 31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Job 26 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
Job 32 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Job 33 5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
Job 34 33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
Job 36 2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
Job 37 20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
Job 38 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Job 40 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Job 42 3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Psalms 12 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Psalms 25 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms 37 13 The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
Psalms 37 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalms 38 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Psalms 41 6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
Psalms 44 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Psalms 50 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Psalms 59 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
Psalms 64 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.