Proverbs 3:32 for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

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New International Version
For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.

New Living Translation
Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD, but he offers his friendship to the godly.

English Standard Version
for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.

Berean Standard Bible
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

King James Bible
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

New King James Version
For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD, But His secret counsel is with the upright.

New American Standard Bible
For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.

NASB 1995
For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.

NASB 1977
For the crooked man is an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the devious one is an abomination to Yahweh; But His secret council is with the upright.

Amplified Bible
For the devious are repulsive to the LORD; But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

Christian Standard Bible
for the devious are detestable to the LORD, but he is a friend to the upright.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for the devious are detestable to the LORD, but He is a friend to the upright.

American Standard Version
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD doesn't like anyone who is dishonest, but he lets good people be his friends.

English Revised Version
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the upright.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The devious person is disgusting to the LORD. The LORD's intimate advice is with decent people.

Good News Translation
because the LORD hates people who do evil, but he takes righteous people into his confidence.

International Standard Version
Indeed, a perverse man is utterly disgusting to the LORD, but he takes the upright into his confidence.

Majority Standard Bible
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

NET Bible
for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

New Heart English Bible
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

World English Bible
For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, "" And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.

Young's Literal Translation
For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

Smith's Literal Translation
For the perverse is an abomination of Jehovah: and his intercourse with the upright.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For everyone who ridicules is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is for the simple.

New American Bible
To the LORD the devious are an abomination, but the upright are close to him.

New Revised Standard Version
for the perverse are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
For the wicked man is an abomination in the presence of the LORD: but the secret of the LORD is with the upright.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because an evil one is defiled before LORD JEHOVAH and the discourses of LORD JEHOVAH are with the upright.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; But His counsel is with the upright.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Blessings of Wisdom
…31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; 32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright. 33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.…

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Cross References

James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Psalm 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.

Psalm 37:37-38
Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace. / But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalm 73:27-28
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You. / But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:37
Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

John 15:14-15
You are My friends if you do what I command you. / No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

Romans 8:7
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

1 Corinthians 2:14
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...

Ephesians 5:6-7
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / Therefore do not be partakers with them.

Colossians 3:6
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Treasury of Scripture

For the fraudulent is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

the froward

Proverbs 6:6-19
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: …

Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

his

Proverbs 14:10
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Psalm 25:14
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

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Proverbs 3

1. various exhortations
13. The gain of wisdom
27. Exhortation to goodness
33. the different state of the wicked and upright

Berean Study Bible

For the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright
For the LORD
The term "LORD" in this context is translated from the Hebrew word "Yahweh," which is the personal name of God revealed to Moses in the burning bush (Exodus 3:14). This name signifies God's eternal existence and His covenant relationship with His people. In the context of Proverbs, it emphasizes the divine authority and moral standard that God upholds. Yahweh is not a distant deity but an intimately involved God who cares deeply about the moral fabric of His creation.

detests
The Hebrew word used here is "תּוֹעֵבָה" (toebah), which means something that is abominable or loathsome. This strong term indicates not just a mild disapproval but an intense aversion. In the biblical context, it often refers to practices or behaviors that are fundamentally opposed to God's nature and His righteous standards. The use of this word underscores the seriousness with which God views moral corruption.

the perverse
The word "perverse" is translated from the Hebrew "לֻז" (luz), which means to be crooked or twisted. It describes those who deviate from the path of righteousness and engage in morally corrupt behavior. In the wisdom literature of the Bible, such as Proverbs, the perverse are often contrasted with the righteous, highlighting the moral choices that define one's character and destiny.

but He is a friend
The phrase "He is a friend" comes from the Hebrew "סוֹד" (sod), which can mean secret counsel or intimate friendship. This suggests a close, personal relationship characterized by trust and mutual understanding. In the biblical context, being a friend of God implies receiving His guidance, protection, and favor. It is a profound privilege that reflects a life aligned with God's will.

to the upright
The term "upright" is derived from the Hebrew "יָשָׁר" (yashar), meaning straight or right. It describes those who live in accordance with God's laws and moral principles. The upright are characterized by integrity, honesty, and a commitment to righteousness. In the book of Proverbs, the upright are often depicted as those who enjoy God's blessings and favor, in contrast to the fate of the wicked.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(32) His secret is with the righteous--i.e., He holds confidential intercourse with them. (Comp. Psalm 25:14, and the reward of love and obedience to Christ, that both Father and Son will "come" unto the believer, and "make their abode with him," through the indwelling Spirit, John 14:23.)

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 32. - This verse gives the reason for the previous warning. The oppressor is here included under the more general term, "the froward." The froward; naloz, hiph. participle from luz, "to bend aside," and hence a perverted or wicked man, one who turns aside from the way of uprightness, a transgressor of the Law (cf. LXX., παράνομος); and so the opposite of "the righteous," y'sharim, "the upright," those who pursue the path of justness, or the straightforward. Abomination (toevah); i.e. an abhorrence, something which, being impure and unclean (cf. LXX., ἀκάθαρτος), is especially abhorrent to Jehovah. In some passages it is connected with idolatry, as in 1 Kings 14:24 and 2 Kings 23:13, but is never used in this sense in the Proverbs, where it occurs about twenty times (see Proverbs 28:9; Proverbs 21:27; Proverbs 11:1, 20, etc.). The passage shows that prosperity and worldly success are not always a true measure of Divine favour. His secret (sodo); Vulgate, sermocinatio. Here sod probably means "familiar intercourse," as in Job 29:4 and Psalm 25:14; and hence the special favour with which Jehovah regards the upright, by revealing to them what he conceals item others, or his friendship (compare what our Lord says in John 15:14, 15). Dathe translates "probis vero est familiaris." Gesenius says sod properly means "a couch," or triclinium on which people recline; but Delitzsch derives it from the root sod, "to be firm," "compressed," and states that it therefore means properly "a being together, or sitting together." The LXX. eontinues the "froward man" (παράνομος) as the subject, and renders, "Every transgressor is impure before God, and does not sit together with (οὐ συνεδριάζει) the just."

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

detests
תוֹעֲבַ֣ת (ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

the perverse,
נָל֑וֹז (nā·lō·wz)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3868: To turn aside, to depart, be perverse

but He is a friend
סוֹדֽוֹ׃ (sō·w·ḏōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5475: A session, company of persons, intimacy, consultation, a secret

to the upright.
יְשָׁרִ֥ים (yə·šā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

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