To "shoot yourself in the foot" means to inadvertently harm your own interests or chances of success by doing or saying something foolish or counterproductive. It describes ... read full comment
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2 NDCians!!!...shoot yourself in the foot...
To "shoot yourself in the foot" means to inadvertently harm your own interests or chances of success by doing or saying something foolish or counterproductive. It describes a self-sabotaging act where you act against your own best interests, creating unnecessary problems for yourself. For example, a candidate who criticizes their previous employer during a job interview could be said to have shot themselves in the foot
Proverbs 19:3, in the NIV version, states: "A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord". The verse describes how individuals often make foolish choices that bring about negative consequences for themselves, but then react with anger and blame towards God, rather than taking responsibility for their own actions
Foolishly harm one's own cause, as in He really shot himself in the foot, telling the interviewer all about the others who were applying for the job he wanted. This colloquial term alludes to an accidental shooting as opposed to a deliberate one, done to avoid military service.
The idiom for foolishly harming one's own cause is to "shoot oneself in the foot". This colloquial phrase describes an action or statement that unintentionally undermines one's own interests or goals, often through carelessness or poor judgment.
Examples:
A political candidate might shoot themselves in the foot by making an offensive comment that alienates voters.
An employee could shoot themselves in the foot by sharing sensitive information with a competitor.
Related Concepts:
Self-sabotage: This refers to behaviors that unconsciously undermine one's own success or happiness.
Misfortune from foolishness: Various phrases and scriptures describe how a lack of wisdom or poor decision-making can lead to self-inflicted problems, such as "The foolishness of man undermines his way" from Proverbs 19:3
Proverbs 19:3 ►
New International Version
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.
New Living Translation
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.
English Standard Version
When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
King James Bible
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
New King James Version
The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.
NASB 1995
The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.
NASB 1977
The foolishness of man subverts his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.
Legacy Standard Bible
The folly of man subverts his way, But his heart rages against Yahweh.
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].
Christian Standard Bible
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
American Standard Version
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Contemporary English Version
We are ruined by our own stupidity, though we blame the LORD.
English Revised Version
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, and his heart rages against the LORD.
Good News Translation
Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD.
International Standard Version
A man's foolishness ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
NET Bible
A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.
New Heart English Bible
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.
Webster's Bible Translation
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
World English Bible
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The folly of man perverts his way, "" And his heart is angry against YHWH.
Young's Literal Translation
The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
Smith's Literal Translation
The folly of man will subvert his way: and his heart will be angry against Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
Catholic Public Domain Version
The foolishness of a man undermines his steps. And then he seethes in his soul against God.
New American Bible
Their own folly leads people astray; in their hearts they rage against the LORD.
New Revised Standard Version
One’s own folly leads to ruin, yet the heart rages against the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The folly of a man perverts his ways; he frets in his heart against the LORD.
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The madness of a man perverts his ways and he is enraged in his heart against LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The foolishness of man perverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Brenton Septuagint Translation
The folly of a man spoils his ways, and he blames God in his heart.
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To "shoot yourself in the foot" means to inadvertently harm your own interests or chances of success by doing or saying something foolish or counterproductive. It describes a se ... read full comment
2 NDCians!!!...shoot yourself in the foot...
To "shoot yourself in the foot" means to inadvertently harm your own interests or chances of success by doing or saying something foolish or counterproductive. It describes a self-sabotaging act where you act against your own best interests, creating unnecessary problems for yourself. For example, a candidate who criticizes their previous employer during a job interview could be said to have shot themselves in the foot
Proverbs 19:3, in the NIV version, states: "A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord". The verse describes how individuals often make foolish choices that bring about negative consequences for themselves, but then react with anger and blame towards God, rather than taking responsibility for their own actions
Foolishly harm one's own cause, as in He really shot himself in the foot, telling the interviewer all about the others who were applying for the job he wanted. This colloquial term alludes to an accidental shooting as opposed to a deliberate one, done to avoid military service.
The idiom for foolishly harming one's own cause is to "shoot oneself in the foot". This colloquial phrase describes an action or statement that unintentionally undermines one's own interests or goals, often through carelessness or poor judgment.
Examples:
A political candidate might shoot themselves in the foot by making an offensive comment that alienates voters.
An employee could shoot themselves in the foot by sharing sensitive information with a competitor.
Related Concepts:
Self-sabotage: This refers to behaviors that unconsciously undermine one's own success or happiness.
Misfortune from foolishness: Various phrases and scriptures describe how a lack of wisdom or poor decision-making can lead to self-inflicted problems, such as "The foolishness of man undermines his way" from Proverbs 19:3
Proverbs 19:3 ►
New International Version
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.
New Living Translation
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.
English Standard Version
When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
King James Bible
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
New King James Version
The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.
NASB 1995
The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.
NASB 1977
The foolishness of man subverts his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.
Legacy Standard Bible
The folly of man subverts his way, But his heart rages against Yahweh.
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].
Christian Standard Bible
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
American Standard Version
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Contemporary English Version
We are ruined by our own stupidity, though we blame the LORD.
English Revised Version
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, and his heart rages against the LORD.
Good News Translation
Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD.
International Standard Version
A man's foolishness ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
NET Bible
A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.
New Heart English Bible
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.
Webster's Bible Translation
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
World English Bible
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The folly of man perverts his way, "" And his heart is angry against YHWH.
Young's Literal Translation
The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
Smith's Literal Translation
The folly of man will subvert his way: and his heart will be angry against Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
Catholic Public Domain Version
The foolishness of a man undermines his steps. And then he seethes in his soul against God.
New American Bible
Their own folly leads people astray; in their hearts they rage against the LORD.
New Revised Standard Version
One’s own folly leads to ruin, yet the heart rages against the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The folly of a man perverts his ways; he frets in his heart against the LORD.
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The madness of a man perverts his ways and he is enraged in his heart against LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The foolishness of man perverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Brenton Septuagint Translation
The folly of a man spoils his ways, and he blames God in his heart.
Kojois 2 months ago
Politician than labour leader stupid man
Politician than labour leader stupid man
Captain 2 months ago
Skin pain. Don't dream your useless NPP coming back to power soon oo.
The wickedness you showed Ghanaians can't be easily forgotten in 16 years. Murderers, economic destroyers and weak minds.
Skin pain. Don't dream your useless NPP coming back to power soon oo.
The wickedness you showed Ghanaians can't be easily forgotten in 16 years. Murderers, economic destroyers and weak minds.
Kofi BA 2 months ago
It's better to describe Abraham Koomson as a leading member of the NDC instead of the General secretary of that non-existent federation.
It's better to describe Abraham Koomson as a leading member of the NDC instead of the General secretary of that non-existent federation.
Nye bro 2 months ago
Mr Koomson, why are you complaining now? Isn't this your beloved party? Pathetic soul and a disappointed old civil servant!!!
Mr Koomson, why are you complaining now? Isn't this your beloved party? Pathetic soul and a disappointed old civil servant!!!
Tolon 2 months ago
Is this old idiot a labour leader or a political activist
Is this old idiot a labour leader or a political activist
Abugre 2 months ago
What labour union is this one too? What business has Koomson got to do with how members of a political party choose to do their activities.
What labour union is this one too? What business has Koomson got to do with how members of a political party choose to do their activities.
Collins GH 2 months ago
Give him appointment ooo pls ndc
Give him appointment ooo pls ndc
Yaw 2 months ago
Asiedu Nketia must be called to order.
Asiedu Nketia must be called to order.
Kwame Peter 2 months ago
Captain,I beg you,educate me on just one social intervention program introduced by your useful NDC in 16yrs of governance especially 5yrs of John Mahama and then go ahead and condemn NPP all you can,don’t be an ingrate.
Captain,I beg you,educate me on just one social intervention program introduced by your useful NDC in 16yrs of governance especially 5yrs of John Mahama and then go ahead and condemn NPP all you can,don’t be an ingrate.
James 2 months ago
Why are u dabbling in partisan politics; is the Labour federation a wing of a political party? Please let us remain neutral and contribute on national affairs and bit party matters.
Why are u dabbling in partisan politics; is the Labour federation a wing of a political party? Please let us remain neutral and contribute on national affairs and bit party matters.
Efo Kofi 2 months ago
Kwaashiaa this foolish man says what nonsense
Kwaashiaa this foolish man says what nonsense
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2 NDCians!!!...shoot yourself in the foot...
To "shoot yourself in the foot" means to inadvertently harm your own interests or chances of success by doing or saying something foolish or counterproductive. It describes ...
read full comment
The 24hrs economy policy document has been taken away by the Atlantic Ocean ,Galamsey has thrown John Mahama/ NDC onto the floor.Cocoa farmers are saying Mahama is a Big SWINDLER. What's NDC campaigning for?
End this month powerfully with this investment! - Where capital for business could stop you, your Skills would elevate you! You EARN from what U LEARN & APPLY to solve problems; and what you earn in just one day with this ski ...
read full comment
2 NDCians!!!...shoot yourself in the foot...
To "shoot yourself in the foot" means to inadvertently harm your own interests or chances of success by doing or saying something foolish or counterproductive. It describes a se ...
read full comment
Politician than labour leader stupid man
Skin pain. Don't dream your useless NPP coming back to power soon oo.
The wickedness you showed Ghanaians can't be easily forgotten in 16 years. Murderers, economic destroyers and weak minds.
It's better to describe Abraham Koomson as a leading member of the NDC instead of the General secretary of that non-existent federation.
Mr Koomson, why are you complaining now? Isn't this your beloved party? Pathetic soul and a disappointed old civil servant!!!
Is this old idiot a labour leader or a political activist
What labour union is this one too? What business has Koomson got to do with how members of a political party choose to do their activities.
Give him appointment ooo pls ndc
Asiedu Nketia must be called to order.
Captain,I beg you,educate me on just one social intervention program introduced by your useful NDC in 16yrs of governance especially 5yrs of John Mahama and then go ahead and condemn NPP all you can,don’t be an ingrate.
Why are u dabbling in partisan politics; is the Labour federation a wing of a political party? Please let us remain neutral and contribute on national affairs and bit party matters.
Kwaashiaa this foolish man says what nonsense
We SELL and INSTALL property Security Systems. Our Main Services:
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