Proverbs 19:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.”

Proverbs 19:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 19:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 19:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.”

Proverbs 19:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 19:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.”

Proverbs 19:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.”

Proverbs 19:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 19:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 19:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 19:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.”

Proverbs 19:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 19:3 in Context — Proverbs 19

1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

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What Does Proverbs 19:3 Mean?

Proverbs 19:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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