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Proverbs 19:3

3 The foolishness of a man twists his way,

And his heart frets against the Lord.

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Proverbs 19:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,

yet their heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,

his heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The foolishness of man perverteth his way:

And his heart fretteth against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

People ruin their lives by their own foolishness

and then are angry at the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

People’s own foolishness ruins their lives,

but in their minds they blame the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The foolishness of man subverteth his way;

And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

Proverbs 19:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.

Proverbs 19:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, 

and his heart rages against the Lord

Proverbs 19:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,

yet his heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

One’s own folly leads to ruin,

yet the heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,

and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

Proverbs 19:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A man’s own foolish acts destroy his life.

But his heart is angry with the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The foolishness of man ruins his way,

And his heart rages against the Lord.


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