Proverbs 3:32 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.

Proverbs 3:31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways.

Proverbs 3:32 For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.

Proverbs 3:33 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.

Proverbs 3:34 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mocker", "abomination", "lord", "communication", and "simple". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mocker" and "abomination", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "Envy not the unjust man and do..." into verse 33's "Want is from the Lord in the...", so "mocker" and "abomination" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mocker" and "abomination" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.