New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 19:2
2Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries 12his footsteps 3errs.
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 is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool. Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps errs. 3The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the Lord. 4Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from 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 understanding.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.
- Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off; Women come and make a fire with them, For they are not a people of discernment, Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them. And their Creator will not be gracious to them.
- Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
- John 16:3These things they will do because they have not known the Father or Me.
- Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
- Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
- Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.
- Proverbs 14:29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
- Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
- Proverbs 25:8Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?
- Proverbs 28:22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
- Job 31:5“If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
- Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, A costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.
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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