Proverbs 3:33
in Proverbs 3The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
BSB
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ASV
The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
KJV
The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
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This verse in Proverbs 3
Commentary
7 notes on this verse"The tents of the righteous will be blessed." As the apostle says to the faithful, speaking of God: "Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 1). And they are to hear in reward from Him, "Come, you …
This site's exposition
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked
on Proverbs 3:33-35
The words “gives grace to the humble” are quoted at James 4:6 and again at 1 Peter 5:5, both beside “God opposes the proud”. “The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame” closes on the either-or kept in view.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
"The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked," etc. According to the example of the rich man clothed in purple, who in this life lacked spiritual goods, and in the future came to such poverty that he sought a drop of …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked,....
5 Trust in the L ORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We are here taught to live a life of communion with God; and without controversy great is this mystery of godliness, and of great consequence to us, and, as is here shown, will be of unspeakable advantage.
The curse or blessing of God is upon the house according as the inhabitants are wicked or godly; and it is certain that a blessed family, though poor, has no reason to envy a cursed family, though rich. God puts contempt upon sinners, but shows respect to saints,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The curse of the Lord - No godly people meet in such a house; nor is God ever an inmate there. But he blesseth the habitation of the just - He considers it as his own temple. There he is worshipped in spirit and in truth; and hence God makes it his dwelling-place.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מְאֵרַ֣ת | meerat | [the] curse of | H3994 → | |
| יְ֭הוָה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּבֵ֣ית | beveit | [is] on [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| רָשָׁ֑ע | rasha' | [the] wicked | H7563 → | 263 times |
| וּנְוֵ֖ה | uneveh | and [the] habitation of | H5116 → | 35 times |
| צַדִּיקִ֣ים | tzadikim | righteous [people] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ | yevarekh | he blesses | H1288 → | 330 times |
מְאֵרַ֣ת[the] curse of
meeratH3994 →
יְ֭הוָהYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּבֵ֣ית[is] on [the] house of
beveitH1004 →2046 times
רָשָׁ֑ע[the] wicked
rasha'H7563 →263 times
וּנְוֵ֖הand [the] habitation of
unevehH5116 →35 times
צַדִּיקִ֣יםrighteous [people]
tzadikimH6662 →206 times
יְבָרֵֽךְ׃he blesses
yevarekhH1288 →330 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 91:10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
it leads to
- Proverbs 12:21
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
- Psalms 121:7
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
- Deuteronomy 7:15
And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.
- Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
- Job 5:24
You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
- Proverbs 12:21
Through
Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse…
it leads to
- Revelation 14:7
And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea…
- Luke 17:18
Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
- Psalms 81:11–12
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
- Revelation 14:7
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.