Proverbs 19:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² Also, desire without knowledge is not good; And he who hurries with his feet sins.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Desire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

Common English Bible

² Ignorant desire isn’t good; rushing feet make mistakes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good. And whoever hurries with his feet will stumble.

Proverbs 19:2 Cross References

2 Kings 4:39

And one went out to the field to gather plants, and found a wild vine, and gathered wild cucumbers from it, filling the skirt of his garment, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were.

Job 31:5

If I have walked with falsehood, or if my foot has hurried to deceit,

Proverbs 1:16

For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous shepherd many, But fools die for lack of heart.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is patient has great understanding, But he who is short of spirit exalts folly.

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the hard worker lead only to plenty, But all rash haste only to poverty.

Proverbs 25:8

Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?

Proverbs 28:20

A man of truth has many blessings, But one in a hurry to be rich does not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:22

A man with an evil eye runs after wealth, And does not know that poverty awaits him.

Proverbs 29:20

Have you seen a man hasty in his words? There is more expectancy for a fool than for him.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

And besides being wise, Qoheleth also taught the people knowledge, and he listened and sought out – set in order many proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be hasty in your spirit to be vexed, for vexation rests in the bosom of fools.

Isaiah 27:11

When its twigs are dry, they are broken off, women come and set them on fire. For it is a people of no understanding, therefore He who made them has no compassion on them, and He who formed them shows them no favour.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus said the Master יהוה, “See, I am laying in Tsiyon a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a settled foundation. He who trusts shall not hasten away.

Hosea 4:6

“My people have perished for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being priest for Me. Since you have forgotten the Torah of your Elohim, I also forget your children.

John 16:3

“And this they shall do to you because they did not know the Father, nor Me.

Romans 10:2

For I bear them witness that they have an ardour for Elohim, but not according to knowledge.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love might extend more and more in knowledge and all discernment,