Proverbs 29:20 meaning and explanation

Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 29:20, Berean Standard Bible

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This proverb from Solomon's collection asks the reader to picture someone who speaks before thinking. In the Bible's wisdom teaching a fool is already in a poor position, yet this saying places the hasty speaker even lower, because the fool's problem is dullness while the hasty man's problem is unchecked impulse.

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