Proverbs 19:3
The folly of adam maketh his derech crooked, 1 yet his lev rages against Hashem. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
In Context
4Wealth maketh many friends, 1 but the dal (poor) is separated from his re'a (neighbor). 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:5But unto Kayin and to his minchah He had not regard. And Kayin was very angry, and his countenance fell.
Numbers 17:12And Aharon took as Moshe commanded, and ran into the midst of the Kahal; and, hinei, the plague was begun among HaAm: and he offered ketoret, and made kapporah for HaAm.
1 Samuel 15:23For meri (rebellion) is as the chattat (sin) of kesem (witchcraft, soothsaying, divination), 1 and stubbornness is as heathenish iniquity and idolatry. 1 Because thou hast rejected the Devar Hashem, 1 He hath also rejected thee from being Melech.
1 Kings 20:42And he said unto him, Thus saith Hashem, Because thou hast let go out of thy yad an ish whom I appointed to cherem (utter destruction), therefore thy nefesh shall be for his nefesh, and thy people instead of his people.
2 Kings 6:33And while he + 6:33 Elishah yet was speaking with them, hinei, the malach (messenger) came down unto him; and he + 6:33 HaMelech said, Hinei, this ra'ah (evil, disaster) is from Hashem; what hope can I have from Hashem?
Job 15:13That thou ventest thy ruach against El (G-d), 1 and lettest such words pour out of thy mouth? 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:3
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. Two things are here declared to be of bad consequence:—1. Ignorance: To be without the knowledge of the soul is not good, so some read it. Know we not our own selves, our own hearts? A soul without knowledge is not good; it is a great privilege that we have souls, but, if these souls have not knowledge, what the better are we? If man has not understanding, he is as the beasts, Ps. xlix. 20 . An ignorant soul… Read the whole commentary →