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Proverbs 19:2–3

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

And he who hurries 1ahis footsteps 2errs.

3 The afoolishness of man ruins his way,

And his heart brages against the Lord.

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Proverbs 19:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Desire without knowledge is not good—

how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,

yet their heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Desire without knowledge is not good,

and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,

his heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

The foolishness of man perverteth his way:

And his heart fretteth against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;

haste makes mistakes.

People ruin their lives by their own foolishness

and then are angry at the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

And he sins who hastens with his feet.

The foolishness of a man twists his way,

And his heart frets against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good.

If you act too quickly, you might make a mistake.

People’s own foolishness ruins their lives,

but in their minds they blame the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

The foolishness of man subverteth his way;

And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.

The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A person without knowledge is no good. 

A person in a hurry makes mistakes. 

The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, 

and his heart rages against the Lord

Proverbs 19:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Even zeal is not good without knowledge,

and the one who acts hastily sins.

A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,

yet his heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Desire without knowledge is not good,

and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.

One’s own folly leads to ruin,

yet the heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Also, a life without knowledge is not good,

and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,

and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

Proverbs 19:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

It isn’t good to get all stirred up without knowledge.

And it isn’t good to be in a hurry and miss the way.

A man’s own foolish acts destroy his life.

But his heart is angry with the Lord.


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