Proverbs 19:3-4 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 19:3-4 NIV (New International Version)
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD. Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
Proverbs 19:3-4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD. Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:3-4 NLT (New Living Translation)
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away.
Proverbs 19:3-4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD. Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:3-4 KJV (King James Version)
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: And his heart fretteth against the LORD. Wealth maketh many friends; But the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Proverbs 19:3-4 NKJV (New King James Version)
The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the LORD. Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:3-4 MSG (The Message)
People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does GOD always get blamed? Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.
Proverbs 19:3-4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD. Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:3-4 AMP (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]. Wealth makes many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. [Prov 14:20]
Proverbs 19:3-4 NET (New English Translation)
A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD. Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.