Unwelcome Teachers

Ὅς ἀποκρίνεται λόγον πρὶν ἀκοῦσαι ἀφροσύνη αὐτῷ ἐστιν καὶ ὄνειδος. Χρηστέον τούτῳ τῷ ῥητῷ πρὸς μὴ λαβόντας μὲν γνῶσιν παρὰ Θεοῦ διδάσκειν δὲ ἄλλους ἐπιχειροῦντας· ὁ γὰρ Δαυϊδ φησι· Τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι μὲν φωνῆς αἰνέσεώς σου, καὶ τότε διηγήσασθαι ἄλλοις τὰ θαυμάσια σου· καὶ ὁ Σολομῶν φησι· Ἄ εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου,  λέγε· πολλοὶ γὰρ καὶ ἀρετῆς μὴ ἀπαρξάμενοι, ἄλλους κατορθῶσαι οὐ μόνον παραινοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ βιάζονται καὶ παρακελεύουσιν. Ὠριγένης, Ἐκλογαὶ Εἰς Παροιμίας

He who answers before he has heard the full account is a fool and a disgrace. 1   Most useful this is against who have not received the knowledge of God, yet set themselves up as teachers of others. For David said, 'That I hear the voice of your praise, and then I will tell your wonders to others,' 2 And Solomon says, ' What your eyes have seen, tell' 3 Many indeed who have not yet started on the way of virtue not only exhort others to act rightly, but even use force and command them. Origen, On Proverbs, Fragments 1 Prov 18.13 2 Ps 15.7 3 Prov 25.8