Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Proverbs 19:2 belongs to the proverbs of chapters 1 to 24 gathered together in Solomon's time, while chapters 25 to 29 were gathered under Hezekiah three hundred years later and chapters 30 and 31 are the later words of Agur and Lemuel. As a proverb it is a maxim, a comparison, a brief sententious saying, distinct from an interpretation, which is a superior wise remark, a figure or enigma, and from a dark saying, which is a riddle or puzzle, literally a knot to be untied. It is to be read together with the invitations of Wisdom in chapters 8:1-11 and 9:1-12.
For the soul to be without knowledge is not good or wise, and a restless will hurrying from one thing to another, hasting with the feet, leads to sin. This applies to the urge to pursue some great task or hidden knowledge instead of patiently accepting guidance.
Proverbs 19:2 belongs to the proverbs of chapters 1 to 24 gathered together in Solomon's time, while chapters 25 to 29 were gathered under Hezekiah three hundred years later and chapters 30 and 31 are the later words of Agur and Lemuel. As a proverb it is a maxim, a comparison, a brief sententious saying, distinct from an interpretation, which is a superior wise remark, a figure or enigma, and from a dark saying, which is a riddle or puzzle, literally a knot to be untied. It is to be read together with the invitations of Wisdom in chapters 8:1-11 and 9:1-12.
For the soul to be without knowledge is not good or wise, and a restless will hurrying from one thing to another, hasting with the feet, leads to sin. This applies to the urge to pursue some great task or hidden knowledge instead of patiently accepting guidance.