Proverbs 3:32
30 Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
- KJV
- For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
- WEB
- For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.
- ASV
- For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
- DARBY
- For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
- BLB
- For a perverse one [is] an abomination [to] YHWH, and with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
- ÅB
- For en falsk mann er en styggedom for Herren, men med de oppriktige har han fortrolig samfunn.
- OTB
- For den vrange er en vederstyggelighet for Herren, men han har samfunn med de oppriktige.
- B1930
- For en falsk mann er en vederstyggelighet for Herren, men med de opriktige har han fortrolig samfund.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Read in contextProverbs 11:20
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
Read in contextJohn 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
Read in contextProverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
Read in contextJohn 14:21–24
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:11
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Read in contextPsalms 18:26
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
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