v. 2. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, where the soul lacks knowledge and insight, it is not good, for that fact keeps it from all energy and progress; and he that hasteth with his feet, going ahead without proper consideration, in foolish rashness, to obtain some outward blessing, sinneth, since his zeal is not according to knowledge. read more
δ) Admonition to humility, mildness, and gentlenessChap. 191 Better is the poor that walketh in his integritythan he that is perverse in speech and is a fool.2 Where the soul hath no knowledge there likewise is no good,and he that is of a hasty foot goeth astray.3 The foolishness of man ruineth his way,yet against Jehovah is his heart angry.4 Wealth maketh many friends,but the poor is parted from his friend.5 A false witness shall not go unpunished,and he that speaketh lies... read more
Verse Proverbs 19:7. This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been lost. If this be not so, then the proverb which sets forth the extremely pitiable condition of the poor ends by declaring that to him the promises of friends are not fulfilled. Verse Proverbs 19:16. Here "he that is careless of his ways" simply means, of course, "he that keepeth not the commandment."... read more
Proverbs Of Solomon Part 2 (Proverbs 15:22 to Proverbs 22:16 ). At this point there is a sudden switch from proverbs which contrast one thing with another, which have been predominant since Proverbs 10:1, to proverbs where the second clause adds something to the first. Whilst we still find some contrasting proverbs, especially at the beginning, they are not so common. This may suggest a deliberate intention by Solomon to separate his proverbs into two parts. Furthermore such a change at this... read more
Proverbs 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. Proverbs 19:1 . fool: read “ rich,” as in Proverbs 28:6. Proverbs 19:2 a. Both RV and RVm are unsound grammatically. The lit. rendering shows that the clause is defective, “ Also without knowledge of the soul . . . is not good.” Some verb expressing action is required. Proverbs 19:2 b. sinneth: read mg. The idea... read more
The soul; which is the principal cause and director of all men’s actions. Without knowledge; without wisdom or prudence to discern his way, and what and how he ought to act in his several cases and concernments. It is not good; it is very evil and pernicious. That hasteth with his feet; that rashly and headily rusheth into actions without serious consideration. So two vices are here censured, the want of knowledge, and the neglect or disuse of knowledge in a man’s actions. read more
CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 19:2. Sinneth, literally “goeth astray.” Delitzsch reads the last clause, “He who hasteneth with the legs after it goeth astray.” Proverbs 19:3. Perverteth, rather “overtures,” “ruins.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:2-3IGNORANCE LEADING TO SINI. The soul of man cannot be absolutely without knowledge. There is some knowledge which comes to the soul without any effort on the part of the man, which he has but to live to acquire, just as he has but to open his eyes to see.... read more
Proverbs 19:2 The evils of ignorance compared with the evils of blindness. I. To be blind is, first, to be destitute of the pleasure of the enjoyment of light, and to be afflicted with the pain of darkness. What sunlight and the want of it are to the body, such are knowledge and the want of it to the mind. II. Just as the blind man is insensible to the beauties of colour and form, and has no share in the pleasures which others derive from the sight of the rainbow, for instance, or the starry... read more
DISCOURSE: 798DIVINE KNOWLEDGE MOST DESIRABLEProverbs 19:2. That the soul be without knowledge, it is not good.THERE is nothing so highly prized as knowledge. No pains are deemed too great for the acquirement of it; no expense too large — — — It is that which, more than any thing else, raises a man in public estimation, and gives him influence in the world [Note: If this were a subject for a Commemoration Sermon, before a Learned Body, the use and excellency of Learning should be largely... read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:2
Soul. Wholesome and spiritual. Hebrew, "the soul or life is not good." --- Stumble. "The more I make haste, the less I advance," said Plato; (Republic 7.) and Augustus often repeated; Sat cito, si sat bene. (Suetonius) read more