Proverbs 19:2

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-29

Chapter 19Better is the poor that walks in his integrity [or in honesty], 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 even separated from his neighbor ( Proverbs 19:1-4 ).If you're rich, you have a lot of people coming around. But you really don't know. It... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 19:1-29

Proverbs 19:1 . Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of men’s conditions, and their diversity of moral character, suggest a world of ideas respecting the conduct and issues of life. Proverbs 19:2 . That the soul be without knowledge, it is not good. The human mind, godlike in its powers, is worthy of culture. In the year 1780, the county of Dorset... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 19:2

Proverbs 19:2Also that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good.The advantages of knowledge to the lower classesI. The utility of knowledge in general. The extent to which we have the faculty of acquiring knowledge forms the most obvious distinction of our species. As the power of acquiring knowledge is to be ascribed to reason, so the attainment of it mightily strengthens and improves it, and thereby enables it to enrich itself with further acquisitions. Knowledge, in general, expands the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 19:2

Pro 19:2 Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth. Ver. 2. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good. ] An ignorant man is a naughty man. Ignorat sane improbus omnis, saith Aristotle, a Every bad minded man is in the dark; neither can any good come into the heart, but it must pass through the understanding; and the difference of stature in Christianity grows from different degrees of knowledge. The Romans were... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 19:2

that the: Proverbs 10:21, Ecclesiastes 12:9, Isaiah 27:11, Hosea 4:6, John 16:3, Romans 10:2, Philippians 1:9 and: Proverbs 1:16, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 21:5, Proverbs 25:8, Proverbs 28:22, Job 31:5, Ecclesiastes 7:9, Isaiah 28:16 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:13 - Gird ye 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold Nehemiah 5:9 - It is not Proverbs 7:7 - void read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 19:2

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.Hasteth — That rashly and headily rushes into actions. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 19:2

2. Without knowledge… not good Both ignorance and want of consideration, which are closely allied, are the sources of error and sinful conduct. Hasteth… sinneth The figure in this latter clause is that of a person heedlessly running without looking whither he is going, and then missing the way, or the point of destination. “He that is hasty with his feet missteps.” Conant. read more