Bible verse
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
Proverbs 3:32 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 3.
28 Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
KJV
For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.
ASV
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
ERV
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the upright.
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