Proverbs 3:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.”

Proverbs 3:32 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 3:32 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 3:32 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 3:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.”

Proverbs 3:32 — World English Bible

Proverbs 3:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.”

Proverbs 3:32 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 3:32 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For an abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the perverted, And with the upright <FI>is<Fi> His secret counsel.”

Proverbs 3:32 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 3:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.”

Proverbs 3:32 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 3:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.”

Proverbs 3:32 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 3:32 in Context — Proverbs 3

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: 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 just.

34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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What Does Proverbs 3:32 Mean?

Proverbs 3:32 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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