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Proverbs 19:3

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

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אִוֶּ֣לֶתiveletfollyאִוֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “folly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH200sillinessfolly, foolishly(-ness).אָ֭דָםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.תְּסַלֵּ֣ףtesalefoverthrowסָלַףverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “overthrow”, an unfinished actionH5557properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvertoverthrow, pervert.דַּרְכּ֑וֹdarkvoalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יִזְעַ֥ףyizafbe wrothזָעַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be wroth”, an unfinished actionH2196properly, to boil up, i.e. (figuratively) to be peevish or angryfret, sad, worse liking, be wroth.לִבּֽוֹlibvocomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀφροσύνη ἀνδρὸς λυμαίνεται τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ, τὸν δὲ Θεὸν αἰτιᾶται τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.