Proverbs 18:13-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 Whoever answers before listening,(A)
theirs is folly and shame.[a]
14 One’s spirit supports one when ill,
but a broken spirit who can bear?[b]
15 The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.[c]
Footnotes
- 18:13 To speak without first listening is characteristic of a fool; cf. 10:14; Sir 11:8.
- 18:14 The paradox is that something as slight as a column of air offers protection against the encroachment of death. If it is stilled, nothing, no matter how powerful, can substitute for it.
- 18:15 “Knowledge” here refers to what one knows, not knowledge in itself. The mind acquires and stores it, the ear strains toward it.
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