Focused Passage

Proverbs 19:2

Integrity, Counsel, Discipline, Poverty, Anger, and the Fear of the LORD

The chapter moves from integrity and misdirected zeal, to wealth and false witness, to wisdom and household prudence, to laziness, commandments, mercy, and discipline, and finally to the LORD's prevailing purpose, fear of the LORD, sloth, instruction, corrupt witness, and judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

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Verse 2

Original words

Even גַּ֤ם H1571 Conjunction zeal נֶ֣פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular is no בְּלֹא־ H3808 Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle good ט֑וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular without לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle knowledge דַ֣עַת H1847 Noun - feminine singular and he who hurries וְאָ֖ץ H213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his footsteps בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם H7272 Preposition-b | Noun - fd misses the mark חוֹטֵֽא׃ H2398 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

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