Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
In Context
31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
33The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
Cross References
Job 29:4As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;
Psalms 25:14The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.
Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
Proverbs 8:13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
Matthew 11:25At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:28-35
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord :… Read the whole commentary →