Parallel Verses
World English Bible
It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.
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.
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 who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. 2 It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way. 3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Proverbs 29:20
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Job 31:5
"If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
Proverbs 1:16
for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
Proverbs 25:8
Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:22
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
Isaiah 27:11
When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.
John 16:3
They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.
Romans 10:2
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Philippians 1:9
This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;