Proverbs 18:13 Go deeper

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

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מֵשִׁ֣יבme.Shiv[one who] brings back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725M

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to return: reply

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 19:8, Judges 5:29, 2 Samuel 3:11, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:9, 1 Kings 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725M; TAHOT Proverbs 18:13 word 1

דָּ֭בָרDa.vora word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word: speaking

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:33, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 8:10, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697H; TAHOT Proverbs 18:13 word 2

בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> before

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: before

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Proverbs 18:13 word 3

יִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'he listens

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:13 word 4

אִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.let[is] folly

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 18:13 word 5

הִיא\־hi'-it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 18:13 word 6

וּכְלִמָּֽה\׃u.khe.li.Mahand ignominy

Lemma: כְּלִמָּה (ke.lim.mah) · Strong's: H3639

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: shame

Used 30 times. Also: Job 20:3, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 44:15, Psalms 69:7, Psalms 69:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3639; TAHOT Proverbs 18:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who answers	→	שׁוּב H7725M to return: reply
a matter	→	דָּבָר H1697H word: speaking
before	→	טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before
he hears [it]	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
this	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
[is] folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly
and disgrace	→	כְּלִמָּה H3639 shame
to him	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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