One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of pottage, not knowing what they were.
Proverbs 19:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) It is not good for a man to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet misses his way. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Desire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark. American Standard Version (1901) Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. Common English Bible Ignorant desire isn’t good; rushing feet make mistakes. Catholic Public Domain Version Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good. And whoever hurries with his feet will stumble. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble. |
One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of pottage, not knowing what they were.
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.
do not hastily bring into court; for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
A miserly man hastens after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging proverbs with great care.
When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and make a fire of them. For this is a people without discernment; therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, he that formed them will show them no favor.
therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘He who believes will not be in haste.’
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened.
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,