Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse man is the abomination of the LORD, But he is in friendship with the upright.
Noyes Bible
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 oppressor, And choose none of his ways.
Cross References
Job 29:4As I was in the autumn of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;
Psalms 25:14The friendship of the LORD is with them that fear him, And he will teach them his covenant.
Proverbs 6:12A worthless wretch is the unrighteous man, Who walketh with a deceitful mouth;
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, And the deceitful mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness. And a stranger cannot intermeddle with its joy.
Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to 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 →