Two Sides for Every Story (Proverbs 18:17)

It always seems that the first side of the story told seems to be the right one, but what of the other side?

"He who states his case first seems right, until his rival comes and cross-examines him." Proverbs 18:17, Amplified

There are always two sides to every story. Though the first side told may seem to be right, we always need to hear the other side as well. This comes down to a verse we covered not too long ago about answering a matter before we had heard everything was folly.

I do not like the rendering of this verse in the Amplified Version. Cross examination is a very biased procedure in which one individual is trying to sway an outcome in his favor. In the New King James, the verse simply states that the first side of a story seems right until the other side is heard. I think that this is a much better rendering in that you and I are both most likely to experience this on a daily basis for we are not in court rooms everyday.