New King James Version
Proverbs 3:32
32For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Context of Proverbs 3:32
30Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm. 31Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright. 33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just. 34Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to the humble.
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כִּ֤י תוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה נָל֑וֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִ֥ים סוֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 3:32
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
- Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
- Proverbs 11:20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
- Proverbs 17:15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
- Psalms 18:26With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
- Luke 16:15And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
- Psalms 25:14The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
- Matthew 13:11He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
- John 14:21He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
- Revelation 2:17“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’
Commentaries on Proverbs 3:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32But his secret - סודו sodo, his secret assembly; godly people meet there, and God dwells there.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-35Verses 27-35 A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims. From them to whom it is due - literally, as in the margin. The precept expresses the great Scriptural thought that the so-called possession of wealth is but a stewardship; that the true owners of what we call our own are those to whom, with it, we may do good. Not to relieve them is a breach of trust. Proverbs 3:28 Procrastination is especially fatal to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-35Verses 27-35 Our business is to observe the precepts of Christ, and to copy his example; to do justice, to love mercy, and to beware of covetousness; to be ready for every good work, avoiding needless strife, and bearing evils, if possible, rather than seeking redress by law. It will be found there is little got by striving. Let us not envy prosperous oppressors; far be it from the disciples of Christ to choose any of their ways. These truths may be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32Those who use violence will eventually face punishment for their actions (Proverbs 1:18–32), even if they appear successful in the world (11:16). The wise will not envy them, as they are disliked by the Lord. God's friendship offers much more than anything the violent can gain.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3532-35. Reasons for the warning. froward--(Pr 2:15). secret ... righteous--in their communion (Am 3:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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