English-Dutch translations for look before you leap

• bezint eer ge begint
• bezint eer gij begint
  Dus ook daar, Commissie, bezint eer gij begint. So even there, Commission, you must look before you leap.
  We doen er goed aan om een oud gezegde te onthouden: bezint eer gij begint. We would do well to remember the old adage 'look before you leap'.
  “Bezint eer gij begint” is altijd een goede en nuttige stelregel geweest. ‘Look before you leap’ has always been a good and useful maxim.

Definition of look before you leap

• To think before taking action
• Do not jump into something too precipitously; employ some foresight or circumspection

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