Proverbs 19:2
Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
Young's Literal Translation
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 walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who [is] a fool.
3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
Cross References
Job 31:5If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
Proverbs 21:5The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.
Proverbs 28:20A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
Proverbs 29:20Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.
Ecclesiastes 12:9And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out — he made right many similes.
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 →