Passage

Proverbs 18.13

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"11. The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination. 12. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor goeth humility."

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

"14. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear? 15. The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge." (Proverbs 18:11-15, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"11. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. 12. Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility."

"13. He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him."

"14. A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear? 15. The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge." (Proverbs 18:11-15, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"11. The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. 12. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility."

"13. He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. ^{answereth: Heb. returneth a word}"

"14. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? 15. The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge." (Proverbs 18:11-15, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"11. The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination. 12. Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility."

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

"14. The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear? 15. The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge." (Proverbs 18:11-15, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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