Proverbs 19:3
The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
In Context
2Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
4Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.
Cross References
Genesis 4:5and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
Numbers 17:12And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, 'Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;
1 Samuel 15:23for a sin of divination [is] rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim [is] stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from [being] king.'
1 Kings 20:42and he saith unto him, 'Thus said Jehovah, Because thou hast sent away the man I devoted, out of [thy] hand, even thy life hath been for his life, and thy people for his people;'
2 Kings 6:33He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, 'Lo, this [is] the evil from Jehovah: what — do I wait for Jehovah any more?'
Job 15:13For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:
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 →