Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,
And he sins who hastens with his feet.

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(A)The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

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And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

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20 Do you see a man hasty in his words?
(A)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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For I bear them witness (A)that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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And (A)these things they will do [a]to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.

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Footnotes

  1. John 16:3 NU, M omit to you

(A)My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
(B)Because you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.

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A Cornerstone in Zion

16 Therefore thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, I lay in Zion (A)a stone for a foundation,
A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
Whoever believes will not act hastily.

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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
(A)But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

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The Whole Duty of Man

And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and (A)set[a] in order many proverbs.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:9 arranged

(A)Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

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22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that (A)poverty will come upon him.

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(A)Do not go hastily to [a]court;
For what will you do in the end,
When your neighbor has put you to shame?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit. contend or bring a lawsuit

29 (A)He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
But he who is [a]impulsive exalts folly.

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  1. Proverbs 14:29 Lit. short of spirit

16 (A)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart

11 When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off;
The women come and set them on fire.
For (A)it is a people of no understanding;
Therefore He who made them will (B)not have mercy on them,
And (C)He who formed them will show them no favor.

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“If I have walked with falsehood,
Or if my foot has hastened to deceit,

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