Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
WEB
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
YLT
Also, without knowledge the soul is not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
DBT
Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.