God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 19:2
2A person without knowledge is no good. A person in a hurry makes mistakes.
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 to be a poor person who lives innocently than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool. A person without knowledge is no good. A person in a hurry makes mistakes. 3The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, and his heart rages against the Lord. 4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
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גַּ֤ם בְּלֹא־דַ֣עַת נֶ֣פֶשׁ לֹא־ט֑וֹב וְאָ֖ץ בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם חוֹטֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:2
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of a righteous person feed many, but stubborn fools die because they have no sense.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9Besides being wise, the spokesman also taught the people what he knew. He very carefully thought about it, studied it, and arranged it in many proverbs.
- Isaiah 27:11When the branches are dried up, they will be broken off. Women will come and build a fire with them. These people don’t understand ⌞these things⌟. That is why their maker won’t have compassion on them, and their Creator won’t have pity on them.
- Hosea 4:6I will destroy my people because they are ignorant. You have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be my priests. You have forgotten the teachings of your God, so I will forget your children.
- John 16:3They will do these things to you because they haven’t known the Father or me.
- Romans 10:2I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God, but they are misguided.
- Philippians 1:9I pray that your love will keep on growing because of your knowledge and insight.
- Proverbs 1:16because they rush to do evil and hurry to shed blood.
- Proverbs 14:29A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity.
- Proverbs 21:5The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, but everyone who is ⌞always⌟ in a hurry ends up in poverty.
- Proverbs 25:8Do not be in a hurry to go to court. What will you do in the end if your neighbor disgraces you?
- Proverbs 28:22A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich, not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.
- Job 31:5“If I have walked with lies or my feet have run after deception,
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Don’t be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.
- Isaiah 28:16This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to lay a rock in Zion, a rock that has been tested, a precious cornerstone, a solid foundation. Whoever believes ⌞in him⌟ will not worry.
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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