Proverbs 3:34
If He scorns the scorners, || Yet He gives grace to the humble.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
In Context
33The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.
35The wise inherit glory, || And fools are bearing away shame!
Cross References
Psalms 138:6For YHWH [is] high, and He sees the lowly, || And He knows the haughty from afar.
Proverbs 9:7The instructor of a scorner || Is receiving for it—shame, || And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.
Proverbs 19:29Judgments have been prepared for scorners, || And stripes for the back of fools!
Isaiah 57:15For thus said the high and exalted One, || Inhabiting eternity, and His Name [is] holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, || And with the bruised and humble of spirit, || To revive the spirit of the humble, || And to revive the heart of bruised ones,
1 Peter 5:5In like manner, you young [ones], be subject to elders, and all subjecting yourselves to one another; clothe yourselves with humble-mindedness, because God resists the proud, but He gives grace to the humble;
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 →