Proverbs 19:3

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

Key Reflection

This proverb warns that mere enthusiasm or urgency in actions without proper understanding can lead one astray. True wisdom involves both zealous commitment and careful discernment, ensuring our efforts align with God's will and not waste in misguided haste.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The non-wisdom which, having brought about disasters by its own perverseness, then turns round and “fretteth,” i. e., angrily complains against the Providence of God. Perverteth -Rather, “overturneth,” “maketh to fail.”

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