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

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

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Verse 2

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Evenגַּ֤םH1571Conjunctionzealנֶ֣פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularis noבְּלֹא־H3808Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particlegoodט֑וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularwithoutלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleknowledgeדַ֣עַתH1847Noun - feminine singularand he who hurriesוְאָ֖ץH213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis footstepsבְּרַגְלַ֣יִםH7272Preposition-b | Noun - fdmisses the markחוֹטֵֽא׃H2398Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

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