Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.Proverbs 19:2
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
גַּ֤ם בְּלֹא־דַ֣עַת נֶ֣פֶשׁ לֹא־ט֑וֹב וְאָ֖ץ בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם חוֹטֵֽא׃
- גַּ֤םgam“also”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- בְּלֹא־be.lo'-“with not”Preposition + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- דַ֣עַתDa.'at“knowledge”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
- נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh“a person”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- ט֑וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- וְאָ֖ץve.'Atz“and [one who] hastens”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אוּץ · “to hasten” · Strong's H0213
- בְּרַגְלַ֣יִםbe.rag.La.yim“with feet”Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
- חוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'“[is] missing”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)