The Meaning of Proverbs 3:33 Explained

Proverbs 3:33

KJV: The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

YLT: The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

Darby: The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

ASV: The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

Discover Proverbs 3:33

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 3:33?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 3:33 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 3:33 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 3:33?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The curse  of the LORD  [is] in the house  of the wicked:  but he blesseth  the habitation  of the just. 

What does Proverbs 3:33 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 3:27-35 - The Counsels Of Experience.
Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate-to whom it is due; and we must be prudent-when it is in the power of thine hand, Proverbs 3:27. Moreover, be prompt, Proverbs 3:28. Don't stir up strife or take a mean advantage, Proverbs 3:29-30. In the presence of the prosperity of the violent and evil man, repress envy and recall Psalms 37:1-40.
The word translated secret in Proverbs 3:32 should be rendered "friendship." See Psalms 25:14. Remember that Jesus calls us into this sacred inner circle, John 15:15. Count on God blessing your home-life, Proverbs 3:33. Be lowly and claim your great inheritance, Proverbs 3:34-35. See Matthew 5:3.
We are next admitted into an ancient Hebrew home, Proverbs 4:1-9. We can hear the old patriarch advising his son, with deep and fond anxiety, that he should make the best of his life. What a difference would come over the land if fathers spoke more often like this! But to speak thus needs a background of noble living. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 3

1  various exhortations
13  The gain of wisdom
27  Exhortation to goodness
33  the different state of the wicked and upright

What do the individual words in Proverbs 3:33 mean?

The curse of Yahweh [is] on the house of the wicked but the home of the just He blesses
מְאֵרַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה בְּבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע וּנְוֵ֖ה צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְבָרֵֽךְ

מְאֵרַ֣ת  The  curse 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְאֵרָה  
Sense: curse.
יְ֭הוָה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּבֵ֣ית  [is]  on  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
רָשָׁ֑ע  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
וּנְוֵ֖ה  but  the  home 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נָוֶה 
Sense: abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture.
צַדִּיקִ֣ים  of  the  just 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
יְבָרֵֽךְ  He  blesses 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.

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