Proverbs 19:2
It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge;nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
New Heart English 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 who walks in his integritythan he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
3The foolishness of man subverts his way;his heart rages against the Lord.
Cross References
Job 31:5"If I have walked with falsehood,and my foot has hurried to deceit
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many,but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man is rich with blessings;but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 29:20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecclesiastes 12:9Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, 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 →