Proverbs 19:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.

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

English Standard Version
When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.

Berean Study Bible
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.

NASB 1995
The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.

NASB 1977
The foolishness of man subverts his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.

Amplified Bible
The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes]; Then his heart is resentful and rages against the LORD [for, being a fool, he blames the LORD instead of himself].

Christian Standard Bible
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man's own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

Contemporary English Version
We are ruined by our own stupidity, though we blame the LORD.

Good News Translation
Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, and his heart rages against the LORD.

International Standard Version
A man's foolishness ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

NET Bible
A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

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

King James 2000 Bible
The foolishness of man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.

World English Bible
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

American King James Version
The foolishness of man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the LORD.

American Standard Version
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

A Faithful Version
The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

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

English Revised Version
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The folly of man perverts his way, "" And his heart is angry against YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

Smith's Literal Translation
The folly of man will subvert his way: and his heart will be angry against Jehovah.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The foolishness of a man undermines his steps. And then he seethes in his soul against God.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The madness of a man perverts his ways and he is enraged in his heart against LORD JEHOVAH.

Lamsa Bible
The folly of a man perverts his ways; he frets in his heart against the LORD.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The foolishness of man perverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The folly of a man spoils his ways: and he blames God in his heart.
















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