Here's a question asked by the book of Proverbs, according to the Message Translation.
People ruin their lives by their own stupidity,
so why does God always get blamed?
Proverbs 19:3 (The Message Translation)
What is your opinion?
2007-02-19 05:30:15 · 13 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jean....thanks for the KJV version, but to me the KJV is not very easy to understand, and this is a good example why. What does God mean by the fretteth stuff?
I don't "fretteth"; I worry, I do stupid things, but fretteth???!!! lol
2007-02-19 05:47:01 · update #1
Some people think that life is supposed to be easy. It's not ! Life is supposed to be a challenge. When peoples lives become difficult they feel like they need to blame someone so they choose to blame God.
2007-02-19 05:34:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Proverbs 19:3 KJV
The foolishness of man perverteth his way,
and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
The fool perverts (corrupts, debases, distorts) his way,
and his heart frets against the Lord.
It is the same as saying "If man does what he thinks is right is his own eyes his path is destruction." Man will eventually not withhold anything from himself and he will self destruct.
WE NEED THE LORD DESPERATELY.
2007-02-19 05:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gets the blame because people do not want to accept responsibility for their own actions.
2007-02-19 05:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What is their lives were ruined by following God? People do stupid stuff.
2007-02-19 05:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if someone is so stupid that they have ruined their lives, they are probably also too stupid to take responsibilty for their actions, and also probably stupid enough to believe in and blame invisible super-beings with magic powers.
2007-02-19 05:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's right on, but I like the other translations better. I also think He is blamed only by those who don't know Him. God bless.
2007-02-19 05:33:55 · answer #6 · answered by cmw 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, I agree that people get them selves into trouble, but I do not blame God. I don't believe he exists.
2007-02-19 05:54:05 · answer #7 · answered by country_girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one ruins their life.
Everything that happens to us is a gift from the source and all of it can help us on our spiritual path.
Love and blessings Don
2007-02-19 05:33:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a no-brainer. If you mandate 'blind faith' to the exclusion of deductive reasoning, you are responsible for the resultant stupidity.
2007-02-19 05:40:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
people dont like to accept responsibility for their own actions, so when something bad happens they have to blame someone.
god is a convenient scapegoat.
2007-02-19 05:34:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋