Proverbs 3:33
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
Revised Version 1895
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
32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the upright.
34Surely he scorneth the scorners, but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:14But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
Deuteronomy 11:28and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
Deuteronomy 28:16Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
Joshua 6:18And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so should ye make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
2 Samuel 6:11And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
Job 24:18He is swift upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he turneth not by the way of the 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 →