Proverbs 3:32 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

Proverbs 3:32 For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

Proverbs 3:33 Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:34 Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "perverse", "abomination", "yahweh", "friendship", and "upright". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "perverse" and "abomination", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "Don t envy the man of violence..." into verse 33's "Yahweh s curse is in the house...", so "perverse" 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 "perverse" and "abomination" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.