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Proverbs 19:3
3A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.
Context of Proverbs 19:3
1Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse. 2Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way! A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord. 4Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
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אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם תְּסַלֵּ֣ף דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְעַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִזְעַ֥ף לִבּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:3
- Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
- Genesis 4:5but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
- Numbers 16:19When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the entire assembly.
- Numbers 17:12The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!
- 1 Samuel 13:13“You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
- 1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”
- 1 Samuel 22:13Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has rebelled against me and lies in wait for me, as he does today?”
- 1 Kings 20:42He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.’ ”
- 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for themselves or for the animals with them.
- 2 Kings 6:33While he was still talking to them, the messenger came down to him. The king 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 range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
- Acts 13:45When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
- Psalms 37:1Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
- Isaiah 8:21Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.
- Revelation 16:9They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
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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