Proverbs 19:2
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
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 thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Read in contextProverbs 29:20
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Read in contextHosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Read in contextJohn 16:3
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
Read in contextRomans 10:2
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
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