Have you ever noticed that two people often do not see the same circumstances or situation alike? Sometimes there are slight differences in their perspectives. Sometimes there are vast chasms between their 
viewpoints. Why the difference? Obviously, one’s motives and emotions can have much to do with it; but, let’s assume (giving the benefit of the doubt) that each party has pure motives. Why, then, would there be a difference in their perception of the same situation? The reason: people are different–they see things and hear things differently!
The man of great wisdom, Solomon, had figured this out, and by inspiration he wrote this insightful truism: “The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him” (Prov. 18:17). The first side of the story that you hear always seems right (because you haven’t been exposed to any other information). Just four verses earlier, the wisdom of God revealed, “He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him” (18:13). Remember: before you act, before you make a decision, do you have ALL the information (from both/all sides)? If not, Wisdom says that folly and shame await!