Proverbs 19:2

Also, that the nefesh (desire) be without da'as, it is not tov, 1 and he that hasteth with his raglayim (feet) sinneth. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 tohm (integrity, guilelessness), 1 than he that is perverse in his sfatayim (lips), and is a kesil (fool). 1

3The folly of adam maketh his derech crooked, 1 yet his lev rages against Hashem. 1

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Cross References

Job 31:5If I have walked with shav (vanity, falsehood), 1 or if my regel hath hasted to mirmah (deceit), 1

Proverbs 10:21The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many), 1 but fools die for lack of lev. + 10:21 of chochmah 1

Proverbs 21:5The plans of the kharutz (diligent) lead surely to profit; 1 but of every one that is hasty surely to machsor (poverty, want). 1

Proverbs 28:20An ish emunot (faithful man, loyal man) shall abound with birkhot, 1 but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not go unpunished. 1

Proverbs 29:20Seest thou an ish that is hasty in his devarim? 1 There is more tikvah for a kesil (fool) than for him. 1

Ecclesiastes 12:9And moreover, because Kohelet was chacham, he taught the people da'as; yea, he applied, and searched out, and set in order many meshalim (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 →

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