Proverbs 3:32 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 3:32 NIV (New International Version)
For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
Proverbs 3:32 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.
Proverbs 3:32 NLT (New Living Translation)
Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD, but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Proverbs 3:32 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
for the devious are detestable to the LORD, but he is a friend to the upright.
Proverbs 3:32 KJV (King James Version)
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: But his secret is with the righteous.
Proverbs 3:32 NKJV (New King James Version)
For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:30-32 MSG (The Message)
Don’t walk around with a chip on your shoulder, always spoiling for a fight. Don’t try to be like those who shoulder their way through life. Why be a bully? “Why not?” you say. Because GOD can’t stand twisted souls. It’s the straightforward who get his respect.
Proverbs 3:32 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.
Proverbs 3:32 AMP (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]. [Ps 25:14]
Proverbs 3:32 NET (New English Translation)
for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.