Proverbs 19:3
A person's folly ruins his life 1 and his heart rages against Yahweh. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
In Context
4Wealth adds many friends, 1 but a poor person is separated from his friends. 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:5but Cain and his offering he did not accept. So Cain was very angry, and he scowled.
Numbers 17:12The people of Israel spoke to Moses and said, “We will die here. We will all perish!
1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and stubbornness is like wickedness and iniquity. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king.”
1 Kings 20:42The prophet said to the king, “Yahweh says, 'Because you have let go from your hand the man whom I had sentenced to death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people for his people.'”
2 Kings 6:33While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. The king had said, “Behold, this trouble comes from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?”
Job 15:13so that you turn your spirit against God 1 and bring out such words from your 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 →