The Meaning of Proverbs 19:3 Explained

Proverbs 19:3

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 19:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:3 mean?

The foolishness of a man twists his way and against Yahweh frets his heart
אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם תְּסַלֵּ֣ף דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְעַל־ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִזְעַ֥ף לִבּֽוֹ

אִוֶּ֣לֶת  The  foolishness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִוֶּלֶת  
Sense: foolishness, folly.
אָ֭דָם  of  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
תְּסַלֵּ֣ף  twists 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: סָלַף  
Sense: to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin.
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ  his  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וְעַל־  and  against 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְ֝הוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יִזְעַ֥ף  frets 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זָעַף 
Sense: to fret, be sad, be wroth, be vexed, be enraged, be out of humour.
לִבּֽוֹ  his  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.