King James Version
Proverbs 19:2 in the King James Version says “Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.”
Proverbs 19:2 · KJV
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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.
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Also that the soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“it is not good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“with his feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“sinneth”
H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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