Proverbs 19:2
1 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
3 A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
- KJV
- Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
- WEB
- It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.
- ASV
- Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
- DARBY
- Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
- BLB
- Also, a soul without knowledge [is] not good; and the one hurrying with [his] feet is sinning.
- ÅB
- Også den som ikke bruker omtanke, går det ille, og den som er for snar på foten, treder feil.
- OTB
- Ønske uten kunnskap er ikke godt, og den som skynder sine skritt, mister veien.
- B1930
- Også den som ikke bruker omtanke, går det ille, og den som er for snar på foten, treder feil.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Read in contextProverbs 29:20
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
Read in contextHosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Read in contextJohn 16:3
They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
Read in contextRomans 10:2
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
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