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Proverbs 19:2
2Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
Proverbs 19:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
- New International Version (NIV)Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet.
Context of Proverbs 19:2
1Better 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. 3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD. 4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
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גַּ֤ם בְּלֹא־דַ֣עַת נֶ֣פֶשׁ לֹא־ט֑וֹב וְאָ֖ץ בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם חוֹטֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:2
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
- Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Hosea 4:6My 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.
- John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
- Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
- Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
- Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- Proverbs 28:22A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- Job 31:5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
- Isaiah 28:16So 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.
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good - Would it not be plainer, as it is more literal, to say, "Also, to be without knowledge, is not good for the soul?" The soul was made for God; and to be without his knowledge, to be unacquainted with him, is not only not good, but the greatest evil the soul can suffer, for it involves all other evils. The Chaldee and Syriac have: "He who knows not his own soul, it is not good to him." "Where no…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2Verse 2 What good can the soul do, if without knowledge? And he sins who will not take time to ponder the path of his feet.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2It is dangerous to act without understanding.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The last illustrates the first clause. Rashness, the result of ignorance, brings trouble.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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