Proverbs

Proverbs 19:2

²Even zeal is no good without knowledge,

and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	גַּ֤ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
zeal	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
is no	בְּלֹא־	bə·lō-	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
good	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
without	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
knowledge	דַ֣עַת	ḏa·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
and he who hurries	וְאָ֖ץ	wə·’āṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
his footsteps	בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם	bə·raḡ·la·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - fd	H7272 foot
misses the mark	חוֹטֵֽא׃	ḥō·w·ṭê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2398 miss

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.