Proverbs 3:32
“For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.”
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Proverbs 3:32 Context
30¶ Striue not with a man without cause, if hee haue done thee no harme. 31¶ Enuie thou not the oppressour, and choose none of his wayes. 32For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. 33¶ The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the iust. 34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giueth grace vnto the lowly.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 3:32
For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.
- King James Version
For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
- Basic English Bible
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
- Darby Bible
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
- Webster's Bible
For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.
- World English Bible
For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but His counsel is with the upright.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 3:32
3:32 Abomination - Therefore sooner or later he must be miserable. The righteous - They are God's friends, to whom he imparts the favours and comforts to which other men are strangers.