Proverbs 29:20

“Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words, etc.] Swift to speak either before God or men; that takes upon him to speak upon a subject, or return an answer to a question, before he has thoroughly thought of it, and well considered it, and digested what he should say; (see <210502>Ecclesiastes 5:2 <590119>James 1:19); or “hasty in matters”f817; in his business; runs rashly and precipitately into things, without duly considering within himself what is right and proper to be done, and without taking the advice of others; [there is] more hope of a fool than of him; of one that has not the gift of elocution, or not so much sagacity in business, and yet takes time to think, and advises with…”

“(Compare Pro 21:5). hasty in . . . words?--implying self-conceit (Pro 26:12).”

“Hasty - Who is rash and heady in the management of his affairs. Proverbs 29:21”

“Seest: Pro 29:11; Ecc 5:2; Jam 1:19 words: or, matters, Pro 14:29, Pro 21:5 more: Pro 26:12 Proverbs 29:22”

“20 Seest thou a man hasty in his words? The fool hath more hope than he. Cf. Pro 26:12. Such an one has blocked up against himself the path to wisdom, which to the fool, i.e., to the ingenuous, stands open; the former is perfect, of the latter something may yet be made. In this passage the contrast is yet more precise, for the fool is thought of as the dull, which is the proper meaning of כּסיל, vid., under Pro 17:24. There is more hope for the fool than for him, although he may be no fool in himself, who overthrows himself by his words. "The προπετὴς ἐν λόγῳ αὐτοῦ (Sir. 9:18) has, in the existing case, already overleaped the thought; the כסיל has it still before him, and comes at…”