Proverbs 19:2
Also in the want of knowledge in the soul there is nothing good; and he that hasteneth with his feet misseth the right path.
Leeser Tanakh
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 the poor that walketh in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, who is a fool.
3The folly of a man perverteth his way, and against the Lord will his heart rage.
Cross References
Job 31:5[And knoweth] whether I have walked with vain desires, or if my foot hath hastened after deceit.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.
Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent tend only to plenty; but every hasty man is [destined] only to want.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 29:20Seest then a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecclesiastes 12:9And in addition to this that Koheleth was wise, he continually also taught the people knowledge, and he probed, and searched out, and composed 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 →