Proverbs 3:34
If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
In Context
35The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.
Cross References
Psalms 138:6For though the LORD be high, yet regardeth He the lowly, and the haughty He knoweth from afar.
Proverbs 9:7He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the High and Lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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 →