Proverbs 19:2
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good. And he who hastens with his feet sins.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
In Context
1Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
3The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against LORD.
Cross References
Job 31:5If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hastened to deceit
Proverbs 10:21The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 29:20See thou a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecclesiastes 12:9And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yea, he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:2
The Disadvantages of Poverty. 1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Here see, 1. What will be the credit and comfort of a poor man, and make him more excellent than his neighbour, though his poverty may expose him to contempt and may dispirit him. Let him be honest and walk in integrity, let him keep a good conscience and make it appear that he does so, let him always speak and act with sincerity when he is under the greatest temptations to… Read the whole commentary →