Proverbs 3:32
For the froward is an abomination to the Lord; but with the upright is his good-will.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
In Context
31Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Cross References
Job 29:4As I was in the days of my abundance, when the confidence of God was upon my tent:
Psalms 25:14The secret counsel of the Lord is for those that fear him, and his covenant—to make it known to them.
Proverbs 6:12A Godless person is a man of injustice, who walketh with a distorted mouth.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride and arrogance, and the evil way: and the mouth of perverseness do I hate.
Proverbs 14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and with its joy can no stranger intermeddle.
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 →