Proverbs 19:3

NETBible

A person’s folly 1  subverts 2  his way, and 3  his heart rages 4  against the Lord.

NIV ©

A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

NASB ©

The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.

NLT ©

People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.

MSG ©

People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does GOD always get blamed?

BBE ©

By his foolish behaviour a man’s ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

NRSV ©

One’s own folly leads to ruin, yet the heart rages against the LORD.

NKJV ©

The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the LORD.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

A person’s folly 1  subverts 2  his way, and 3  his heart rages 4  against the Lord.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “the folly of a man.”

2 tn The verb סָלַף (salaf) normally means “to twist; to pervert; to overturn,” but in this context it means “to subvert” (BDB 701 s.v.); cf. ASV “subverteth.”

2 sn J. H. Greenstone comments: “Man’s own failures are the result of his own folly and should not be attributed to God” (Proverbs, 201).

3 tn The clause begins with vav on the nonverb phrase “against the Lord.” While clause structure and word order is less compelling in a book like Proverbs, this fits well as a circumstantial clause indicating concession.

4 sn The “heart raging” is a metonymy of cause (or adjunct); it represents the emotions that will lead to blaming God for the frustration. Genesis 42:28 offers a calmer illustration of this as the brothers ask what God was doing to them.