Proverbs 19:2

Proverbs 19:2 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2Desire without knowledge is not good—

how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

2Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,

And one who hurries his footsteps errs.

2Also 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).

2Even zeal is no good without knowledge,

and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good;

And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

2For without knowledge the minde is not good, and he that hasteth with his feete, sinneth.

2It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge,

nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.

2Getting excited about something without knowledge isn’t good.

It’s even worse to be in a hurry and miss the way.

2If you want to do something but you do not know how to do it,

that is dangerous!

If you hurry to do it,

you will get into trouble.

2Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, || And the hasty in feet is sinning.