Proverbs 19:3
Some people are ruined as a result of their own foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 4:5but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.
Numbers 17:12Then the Israeli people said to Moses/me, “We are going to die! All of us are surely going to die!
1 Samuel 15:23To rebel against God is as sinful as doing sorcery/black magic, and being stubborn is as sinful as worshiping idols. So, because you disobeyed what Yahweh told you to do, he has declared that you will no longer be king.”
1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man Ben-Hadad to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed some of his army to escape!’”
2 Kings 6:33And while he was still speaking, the king and the officer arrived. The king said, “It is Yahweh who has caused us to have all this trouble/suffering. ◄Why should I wait any longer [RHQ] for him to do something to help us?/It is useless for me to wait any longer for him to help us!►”
Job 15:13You are angry [IDM] with God, and so you [MTY] are criticizing/denouncing him.
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 →