Proverbs 19:3
in Proverbs 19A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
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ASV
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
KJV
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
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This verse in Proverbs 19
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The non-wisdom which, having brought about disasters by its own perverseness, then turns round and “fretteth,” i. e., angrily complains against the Providence of God. Perverteth - Rather, “overturneth,” “maketh to fail.”
This site's exposition
Better a poor man who walks
on Proverbs 19:1-3
Integrity in poverty outweighs perverse lips in a fool, the same ranking of character above condition the earlier chapters use. A man's own foolishness perverts his way and then his heart frets against the Lord, the fault is his before the blame is misplaced.
This site's exposition
his heart rages against the LORD
Albert Barnes renders subverts as overturns or makes to fail. Folly brings its own disaster and then complains in anger against the providence of God. The fault is the man's own before his heart rages against the LORD.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Grace is not bestowed according to human merits; otherwise grace would be no longer grace. For grace is so designated because it is given gratuitously.
The Medieval Church1 voice
The foolishness of a man supplanteth his steps, etc. It is the habit of fools, that when they abandon the way of truth through sinning, they do not admit they have erred, but refer the origin of guilt to their Creator, as if He has …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The foolishness of man perverteth his way,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The foolishness of man - Most men complain of cross providences, because they get into straits and difficulties through the perverseness of their ways; and thus they fret against God; whereas, in every instance, they are the causes of their own calamities. O how inconsistent is man!
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אִוֶּ֣לֶת | ʾivelet | [the] folly of | H200 → | 25 times |
| אָ֭דָם | ʾadom | a person | H120 → | 551 times |
| תְּסַלֵּ֣ף | tesalef | it subverts | H5557 → | 7 times |
| דַּרְכּ֑וֹ | darko | way his | H1870 → | 707 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְ֝הוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יִזְעַ֥ף | yizaf | it rages | H2196 → | |
| לִבּֽוֹ׃ | libo | heart his | H3820 → | 595 times |
אִוֶּ֣לֶת[the] folly of
ʾiveletH200 →25 times
אָ֭דָםa person
ʾadomH120 →551 times
תְּסַלֵּ֣ףit subverts
tesalefH5557 →7 times
דַּרְכּ֑וֹway his
darkoH1870 →707 times
וְעַל־and towards
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יְ֝הוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
יִזְעַ֥ףit rages
yizafH2196 →
לִבּֽוֹ׃heart his
liboH3820 →595 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
it leads to
- Psalms 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- James 5:7–11
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Psalms 62:5
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Hebrews 10:36–37
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Lamentations 3:25–26
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Psalms 27:14
Through
Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
it leads to
- Proverbs 28:18
He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
- Psalms 26:1
Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- Proverbs 28:18
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, ON GRACE AND FREE WILL 21:43; Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.