Proverbs 3:33
Yahweh curses the families [MTY] of those who are wicked, but he blesses the families of those who are good/righteous.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
In Context
34Yahweh makes fun of those who make fun of others, but he kindly helps those who are humble.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:14“But if you will not heed me and obey all these commands,
Deuteronomy 11:28If you do not obey them, and if you turn away from him to worship other gods that you have never known about before, he will curse you.
Deuteronomy 28:16He will curse you when you are in the cities and he will curse you when you are working in the fields.
Joshua 6:18And because Yahweh has declared that everything must be destroyed [IDM], you must not take [EUP] any of the things in the city. If you take anything, you will cause Yahweh to destroy our own camp and cause terrible things to happen to us.
2 Samuel 6:11They left the sacred chest in the house of Obed-Edom for three months, and during that time Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and his family.
Job 24:18“ But it is wicked people who are swept/carried away by floods, and God curses the land that they own, and no one goes to work in their vineyards.
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 →