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It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge,
    nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way.

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Also, a life[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Or “sins”

Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)

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He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
    He who keeps understanding shall find good.

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He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[a]
    he who guards understanding loves to find good.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

The one who gets wisdom loves life;
    the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)

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