Proverbs 3:32
For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, || And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
In Context
31Do not be envious of a man of violence, || Nor fix on any of his ways.
33The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.
Cross References
Job 29:4As I have been in days of my maturity, || And the counsel of God on my tent.
Psalms 25:14The secret of YHWH [is] for those fearing Him, || And His covenant—to cause them to know.
Proverbs 6:12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, || Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,
Proverbs 8:13The fear of YHWH [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, || And a contrary mouth, I have hated.
Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, || And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.
Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answering said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that You hid these things from wise and understanding ones, and revealed them to babies.
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 →