Acts 25:16

25:16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.

Proverbs 18:13

18:13 The one who gives an answer before he listens –

that is his folly and his shame.

Proverbs 18:17

18:17 The first to state his case seems right,

until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

John 7:51

7:51 “Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”