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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.
New American Standard Bible
And he who hurries
King James Version
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Holman Bible
and the one who acts hastily
International Standard Version
Furthermore, it isn't good to be ignorant, and whoever rushes into things misses the mark.
A Conservative Version
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good. And he who hastens with his feet sins.
American Standard Version
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Amplified
Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark).
Bible in Basic English
Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.
Darby Translation
Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
Julia Smith Translation
Also the soul without knowledge is not good, and he hastening with his feat, sins.
King James 2000
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; and he that hastens with his feet sins.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with [his] feet {misses the mark}.
Modern King James verseion
Also without knowledge the soul is not good, and he who hurries with his feet sins.
NET Bible
It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.
New Heart English Bible
It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
The Emphasized Bible
Surely, for the soul to be, without knowledge, is not good, and, he that hasteth with his feet, strayeth.
Webster
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
World English Bible
It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
Youngs Literal Translation
Also, without knowledge the soul is not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
1 Better is the poor that liveth godly, than the blasphemer that is but a fool. 2 Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily. 3 Foolishness maketh a man to go out of his way, and then is his heart impatient against the LORD.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:5
The devices of one that is diligent, bring plenteousness; but he that is unadvised, cometh to poverty.
Proverbs 29:20
If thou seest a man that is hasty to speak unadvised; thou mayest trust a fool more than him.
Job 31:5
If I have cleaved unto vanity, or if my feet have run to deceive,
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and are hasty to shed blood.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude; but fools shall die in their own folly.
Proverbs 14:29
Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness.
Proverbs 25:8
Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man is greatly to be commended, but he that maketh too much haste for to be rich, shall not be unguilty.
Proverbs 28:22
He that will be rich all too soon, hath an evil eye; and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
The same preacher was not wise alone, but taught the people knowledge also: he gave good heed, sought out the ground and set forth many parables.
Isaiah 27:11
Their harvest shall be burnt; their wives, which were their beauty when they came forth, shall be defiled. For it is a people without understanding, and therefore he that created them, shall not favour them; and he that made them, shall not be merciful to them.
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: "Behold, I will lay a stone in Zion, a great stone, a costly corner stone, for a sure foundation: that whoso putteth his trust in him, shall not be confounded.
Hosea 4:6
My people perish, because they have no knowledge. Seeing then that thou hast refused understanding, therefore will I refuse thee also: so that thou shalt no more be my priest. And forsomuch as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
John 16:3
And such things will they do unto you, because they have not known the father, neither yet me.
Romans 10:2
For I bear them record, that they have a fervent mind to Godward, but not according to knowledge.
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling,