New International VersionTo answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
New Living TranslationSpouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.
English Standard VersionIf one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
Berean Standard BibleHe who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
King James BibleHe that answereth a matter before he heareth
it, it
is folly and shame unto him.
New King James VersionHe who answers a matter before he hears
it, It
is folly and shame to him.
New American Standard BibleOne who gives an answer before he hears, It is foolishness and shame to him.
NASB 1995He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
NASB 1977He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
Legacy Standard BibleHe who responds with a word before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
Amplified BibleHe who answers before he hears [the facts]— It is folly and shame to him.
Christian Standard BibleThe one who gives an answer before he listens — this is foolishness and disgrace for him.
Holman Christian Standard BibleThe one who gives an answer before he listens— this is foolishness and disgrace for him.
American Standard VersionHe that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.
Contemporary English VersionIt's stupid and embarrassing to give an answer before you listen.
English Revised VersionHe that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationWhoever gives an answer before he listens is stupid and shameful.
Good News TranslationListen before you answer. If you don't, you are being stupid and insulting.
International Standard VersionWhoever answers before listening is both foolish and shameful.
NET BibleThe one who gives an answer before he listens--that is his folly and his shame.
New Heart English BibleHe who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
Webster's Bible TranslationHe that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame to him.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleHe who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
World English BibleHe who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionWhoever is answering a matter before he hears, "" It is folly to him—and shame.
Young's Literal Translation Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
Smith's Literal TranslationHe turning back the word before he shall hear it, is folly and shame to him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleHe that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
Catholic Public Domain VersionWhoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
New American BibleWhoever answers before listening, theirs is folly and shame.
New Revised Standard VersionIf one gives answer before hearing, it is folly and shame.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleHe who gives answer before he hears is a fool and a reviler.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedHe that gives an answer before he hears is a fool, and is brought to shame.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and confusion unto him.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationWhoso answers a word before he hears
a cause, it is folly and reproach to him.
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