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Proverbs 3:32
32For the devious are detestable to Adonai, but He takes the upright into His confidence.
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
30Do not quarrel with a man for no reason —if he has done you no harm. 31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways. For the devious are detestable to Adonai, but He takes the upright into His confidence. 33Adonai’s curse is on a wicked house, but He blesses a righteous home. 34Though He scoffs at the scoffers, He gives grace to the humble.
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:32 word by word
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 slacker— consider its ways and be wise!
- Proverbs 8:13To fear Adonai is to hate evil. I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and a perverse mouth.
- Proverbs 11:20Perverse hearts are an abomination to Adonai. His favor is on those blameless in their ways.
- Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the wicked and condemning the righteous: both are an abomination to Adonai.
- Psalms 18:26With the loyal You deal loyally. With the blameless You are blameless.
- Luke 16:15But He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before the people, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable in God’s sight.”
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
- Psalms 25:14The secret of Adonai is for those who fear Him. He makes His covenant known to them.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Yeshua said in response, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants.
- Matthew 13:11And He replied to them, “To you has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
- John 14:21He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 15:15“I am no longer calling you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. Now I have called you friends, because everything I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.
- Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Ruach is saying to Messiah’s communities. To the one who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna , and I will give him a white stone—and written on the stone a new name that no one knows 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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