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Proverbs 3:32
32Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.
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 King James Version (NKJV)For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Context of Proverbs 3:32
30Don’t pick a fight without reason, when no one has done you harm. 31Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways. Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly. 33The Lord curses the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the upright. 34The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble.
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:32 word by word
כִּ֤י תוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה נָל֑וֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִ֥ים סוֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:32
- Proverbs 6:6Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!
- Proverbs 8:13All who fear the Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech.
- Proverbs 11:20The Lord detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity.
- Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— both are detestable to the Lord.
- Psalms 18:26To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
- Luke 16:15Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.
- Proverbs 14:10Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.
- Psalms 25:14The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
- John 14:21Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
- John 15:15I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
- Revelation 2:17“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one 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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