Proverbs 19:2 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:2 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 19:2 in Other Translations
| KJV | Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. |
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| WEB | It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way. |
| ASV | Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. |
| YLT | Also, without knowledge the soul is not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning. |
| WBT | Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth. |
| DBY | Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps. |
Commentary on Proverbs 19:2
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John Gill · Proverbs 19:2
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good,.... Without knowledge of things natural and civil, especially without the knowledge of God and Christ, and divine and spiritual things; to be without this is not good, yea, very bad; for men without such knowledge and understanding are, like the beasts that perish, and for lack of it do. Jarchi interprets it, without the law. Or, "to be without the knowledge of the soul is not good" (e); so the Targum, Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions,
"he that knoweth not his soul, it is not good for him;''
that does not know he has a soul, or however takes no more care of it than if he had none; who knows not the worth and value of it, its state and condition, and the danger it is in, and the only way of attaining the salvation of it;
and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth; who engages in anything ignorantly and rashly, he misses the mark, and fails in the performance of it, for want of due consideration and care. The Targum is,
"he that is swift with his feet to evil is a sinner;''
whose feet run to evil, to commit robbery, as Aben Ezra; or to shed blood; see Pro 1:16.
(e) So Vatablus; or "without care of it", Schultcns.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Proverbs 19:2
The last illustrates the first clause. Rashness, the result of ignorance, brings trouble.
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Questions about Proverbs 19:2
What does Proverbs 19:2 say?
Proverbs 19:2 in the King James Version reads: “Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 19, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 19:2 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 19:2 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 19, verse 2, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 19:2 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Proverbs 19:2 in the table on this page.
Two things are here declared to be of bad consequence: - 1. Ignorance: To be without the knowledge of the soul is not good, so some read it. Know we not our own selves, our own hearts? A soul without knowledge is not good; it is a great privilege that we have souls, but, if these souls have not knowledge, what the better are we? If man has not understanding, he is as the beasts, Psa 49:20. An ignorant soul cannot be a good soul. That the soul be without knowledge is not safe, nor pleasant; what good can the soul do, of what is it good for, if it be without knowledge? 2. Rashness. He that hastes with his feet (that does things inconsiderately and with precipitation, and will not take time to ponder the path of his feet) sins; he cannot but often miss the mark and take many a false step, which those prevent that consider their ways. As good not know as not consider.