Proverbs 19:2
Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
3The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
Cross References
Job 31:5If I have walked in vanity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit:
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 29:20Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
Ecclesiastes 12:9And whereas Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and declared the things that he had done: and seeking out, he set forth many parables.
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 →