PRO 19:3 Parallel View

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ULT The folly of a man will lead astray his way,
 ⇔ and his heart will rage against Yahweh.

UST People who act foolishly destroy themselves,
⇔ yet they become furious with Yahweh and blame him.

BSB  ⇔ A man’s own folly subverts his way,
⇔ yet his heart rages against the LORD.

OEB A man ruins his life by his folly,
⇔ And then he fumes against God.

WEB The foolishness of man subverts his way;
⇔ his heart rages against Yahweh.

WMB The foolishness of man subverts his way;
⇔ his heart rages against the LORD.

NET A person’s folly subverts his way,
 ⇔ and his heart rages against the Lord.

LSV The folly of man perverts his way,
And his heart is angry against YHWH.

FBV People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.

T4T  ⇔ Some people are ruined as a result of their own foolish actions,
⇔ and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.

LEB • and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

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

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JPS The foolishness of man perverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

ASV The foolishness of man subverteth his way;
 ⇔ And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

DRA The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.

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

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

RV The foolishness of man subverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

WBS The foolishness of man subverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

KJB The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

BB The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.
(The foolishness of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.)

GNV The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.
(The foolishness of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.)

CB Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.
(Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his way, and then is his heart unpacient against the LORD.)

WYC The foli of a man disseyueth hise steppis; and he brenneth in his soule ayens God.
(The folly of a man disseyueth his steppis; and he brenneth in his soule against God.)

LUT Die Torheit eines Menschen verleitet seinen Weg; da sein Herz wider den HErrn tobet.
(The Torheit eines Menschen verleitet his Weg; there his Herz against the HErrn tobet.)

CLV Stultitia hominis supplantat gressus ejus, et contra Deum fervet animo suo.
(Stultitia hominis supplantat gressus eyus, and contra Deum fervet animo suo.)

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

BrLXX Ἀφροσύνη ἀνδρὸς λυμαίνεται τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ, τὸν δὲ Θεὸν αἰτιᾶται τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.
(Afrosunaʸ andros lumainetai tas hodous autou, ton de Theon aitiatai taʸ kardia autou.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אִוֶּ֣לֶת

folly

See how you translated the abstract noun folly in 5:23.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אָ֭דָם & דַּרְכּ֑⁠וֹ & לִבּֽ⁠וֹ

humankind & its=road/course & his/its=heart

Although man and his are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “a person … that person’s way … that person’s heart”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

תְּסַלֵּ֣ף

ruins

Here, folly is spoken of as if it were a person who could lead someone astray. This expression means that foolish people will ruin their lives because they act foolishly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will result in ruining”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דַּרְכּ֑⁠וֹ

its=road/course

Here, way refers to a person’s life circumstances. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “his life”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִזְעַ֥ף לִבּֽ⁠וֹ

and,against YHWH rages his/its=heart

Here, Solomon implies that the foolish man rages against Yahweh because he blames Yahweh for his destruction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and his heart will rage against Yahweh because he blames Yahweh for his destruction”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לִבּֽ⁠וֹ

his/its=heart

Here, heart refers to the whole person with emphasis on that person’s emotions. See how you translated the same use of heart in 15:14.

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