Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:3
3A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lord.
Context of Proverbs 19:3
1Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool. 2Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins. A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord. 4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:3 word by word
אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם תְּסַלֵּ֣ף דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְעַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִזְעַ֥ף לִבּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:3
- Genesis 3:6The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
- Genesis 4:5but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.
- Numbers 16:19After Korah assembled the whole community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community.
- Numbers 17:12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we’re perishing! We’re lost; we’re all lost!
- 1 Samuel 13:13Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel,
- 1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.
- 1 Samuel 22:13Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.”
- 1 Kings 20:42The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction, it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’”
- 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out. After they had traveled their indirect route for seven days, they had no water for the army or the animals with them.
- 2 Kings 6:33While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “This disaster is from the Lord. Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”
- Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what Paul was saying, insulting him.
- Psalms 37:1Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
- Isaiah 8:21They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.
- Revelation 16:9and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The foolishness of man - Most men complain of cross providences, because they get into straits and difficulties through the perverseness of their ways; and thus they fret against God; whereas, in every instance, they are the causes of their own calamities. O how inconsistent is man!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The 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.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 Men run into troubles by their own folly, and then fret at the appointments of God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Fools blame the Lord instead of admitting their mistakes and actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. perverteth ... way--turns him back from right (Pr 13:6; Jas 1:13); and he blames God for his failures.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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