2 Ignorant zeal is worthless; haste makes waste.

3 People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get blamed?

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:2-3

Commentary on Proverbs 19:2

(Read Proverbs 19:2)

What good can the soul do, if without knowledge? And he sins who will not take time to ponder the path of his feet.

Commentary on Proverbs 19:3

(Read Proverbs 19:3)

Men run into troubles by their own folly, and then fret at the appointments of God.