Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way! New Living Translation Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. English Standard Version Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. Berean Standard Bible Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark. King James Bible Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. New King James Version Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet. New American Standard Bible Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And one who hurries his footsteps errs. NASB 1995 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps errs. NASB 1977 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who makes haste with his feet errs. Legacy Standard Bible Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps sins. Amplified Bible Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark). Christian Standard Bible Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins. Holman Christian Standard Bible Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins. American Standard Version Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is not good for him that does not know his soul, and he that is hasty with his feet sins. Contemporary English Version Willingness and stupidity don't go well together. If you are too eager, you will miss the road. Douay-Rheims Bible Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble. English Revised Version Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. GOD'S WORD® Translation A person without knowledge is no good. A person in a hurry makes mistakes. Good News Translation Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good; impatience will get you into trouble. International Standard Version Furthermore, it isn't good to be ignorant, and whoever rushes into things misses the mark. JPS Tanakh 1917 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. Literal Standard Version Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, | And the hasty in feet is sinning. Majority Standard Bible Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark. New American Bible Desire without knowledge is not good; and whoever acts hastily, blunders. NET Bible It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices. New Revised Standard Version Desire without knowledge is not good, and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way. New Heart English Bible It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way. Webster's Bible Translation Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. World English Bible It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way. Young's Literal Translation Also, without knowledge the soul is not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Man of Integrity1Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse. 2Even 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.… Cross References Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty. Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Treasury of Scripture Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hastens with his feet sins. that the Proverbs 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. Ecclesiastes 12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. Isaiah 27:11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour. and Proverbs 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Proverbs 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Proverbs 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. Jump to Previous Acting Desire Errs False. Feet Footsteps Further Goes Good Haste Hasteth Hasty Hurries Makes Maketh Miss Misses Missing One's Over-Quick Right Sinneth Sinning Soul Way ZealJump to Next Acting Desire Errs False. Feet Footsteps Further Goes Good Haste Hasteth Hasty Hurries Makes Maketh Miss Misses Missing One's Over-Quick Right Sinneth Sinning Soul Way ZealProverbs 19 1. Life and Conduct(2) Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good.--Ignorance is bad, as well as folly. He that hasteth with his feet sinneth.--Haste without knowledge misses the mark aimed at. (See above on Proverbs 8:36.) Verse 2. - Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good. "Also" (gam), Wordsworth would render "even," "even the soul, i.e. life itself, without knowledge is not a blessing;" it is βίπς οὐ βιωτός. At first sight it looks as if some verse, to which this one was appended, had fallen out; but there is no trace in the versions of any such loss. We have had a verse beginning in the same manner (Proverbs 17:26), and here it seems to emphasize what follows - folly is bad, so is ignorance, when the soul lacks knowledge, i.e. when a man does not know what to do, how to act in the circumstances of his life, has in fact no practical wisdom. Other things "not good" are named in Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 20:23; Proverbs 24:23. And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth; misseth his way. Delitzsch confines the meaning of this hemistich to the undisciplined pursuit of knowledge: "He who hasteneth with the legs after it goeth astray," because he is neither intellectually nor morally clear as to his path or object. But the gnome is better taken in a more general sense. The ignorant man, who acts hastily without due deliberation, is sure to make grave mistakes, and to come to misfortune. Haste is opposed to knowledge, because the latter involves prudence and circumspection, while the former blunders on hurriedly, not seeing whither actions lead. We all have occasion to note the proverbs, Festina lente; "More haste, less speed." The history of Fabius, who, as Ennius said,"Unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem," shows the value of deliberation and caution. The Greeks recognized this - Προπέτεια πολλοῖς ἐστὶν αἰτία κακῶν. . . . Hebrew Evenגַּ֤ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and zeal נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion is no בְּלֹא־ (bə·lō-) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no good ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good without לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no knowledge, דַ֣עַת (ḏa·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge and he who hurries וְאָ֖ץ (wə·’āṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 213: To press, to be close, hurry, withdraw his footsteps בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם (bə·raḡ·la·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - fd Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda misses the mark. חוֹטֵֽא׃ (ḥō·w·ṭê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn Links Proverbs 19:2 NIVProverbs 19:2 NLT Proverbs 19:2 ESV Proverbs 19:2 NASB Proverbs 19:2 KJV Proverbs 19:2 BibleApps.com Proverbs 19:2 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 19:2 Chinese Bible Proverbs 19:2 French Bible Proverbs 19:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:2 It isn't good to have zeal without (Prov. 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