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The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh.
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Our Own Folly, Our Own Fault
All commentators agree that the verse first identifies the true source of many of our troubles: our own foolishness. Scholars like Gill and Ellicott specify this foolishness as sinfulness and self-will, which "overturns" or "perverts" our way, causing our plans to fail and leading us into difficulty. The problem originates with us, not with God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The non-wisdom which, having brought about disasters by its own perverseness, then turns around and “fretteth”—that is, angrily complains—against t…
19th Century
Anglican
The foolishness of man perverts his way.—A man’s own self-will (Proverbs 1:7) overturns his way. Stops his pr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The foolishness of man perverts his way The sinfulness of his heart and nature; the folly which is bound up in it ca…
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People run into troubles by their own folly, and then fret over what God has ordained.
