Proverbs 19

"Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark." That's a direct word against frantic urgency. Verse 8 says outright that acquiring wisdom is loving yourself. Patience and overlooking offenses, kindness to the poor as a loan to God, and the observation that the poor are abandoned even by their brothers.

"He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success." (Proverbs 19:8)

"Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender." (Proverbs 19:17)

Versions/Hebrew: 19:8 is oheb nafsho [157, 5315], "loves his own soul," using the ordinary word for love. It's one of the clearest places in Scripture where loving yourself is treated as good. In 19:2, "he who hurries" is ats beraglayim [213], hasty with the feet, and "misses the mark" is chote [2398], the ordinary word for sin. Rushing is a way of missing.