Proverbs 3:32
For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
In Context
31Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
Cross References
Job 29:4As I was, in the days of my prime, when, the intimacy of GOD, was over my tent;
Psalms 25:14Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know.
Proverbs 6:12An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, [is he] who—goeth on in perversity of mouth;
Proverbs 8:13The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.
Proverbs 14:10The heart, knoweth its own bitterness, and, in its joy, no stranger shareth.
Matthew 11:25In that season, answered Jesus, and said—I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,—in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto 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 →