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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD&#8217s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD curses the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the upright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD <i>is</i> in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD <i>is</i> on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked one, But He blesses the abode of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just <i>and</i> righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD&#8217s curse is on the household of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He places a curse on the home of everyone who is evil, but he blesses the home of every good person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD curses the house of wicked people, but he blesses the home of righteous people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD puts a curse on the homes of the wicked, but blesses the homes of the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD's curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the unjust one: and he will bless the dwelling of the just.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Destitution in the house of the impious is from the Lord. But the habitations of the just shall be blessed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but the dwelling of the just he blesses; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The curse of LORD JEHOVAH is in the houses of the evil and he will bless the dwellings of the righteous.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; But He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/3-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=557" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">The Blessings of Wisdom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3994.htm" title="3994: mə·’ê·raṯ (N-fsc) -- A curse. From 'arar; an execration.">The curse</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">is on the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: yə·ḇā·rêḵ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">but He blesses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5116.htm" title="5116: ū·nə·wêh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Or navah; from navah; at home; hence lovely; also a home, of God, men, flocks, or wild animals.">the home</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dî·qîm (Adj-mp) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">of the righteous.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-22.htm">Psalm 37:22</a></span><br />Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a></span><br />For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-34.htm">Psalm 37:34</a></span><br />Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-38.htm">Psalm 37:38</a></span><br />But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6</a></span><br />For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/112-1.htm">Psalm 112:1-2</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. / His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-21.htm">Psalm 119:21</a></span><br />You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></span><br />Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-14.htm">Isaiah 65:14-15</a></span><br />My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit. / You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Malachi 2:2</a></span><br />If 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 your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. / Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-20.htm">Luke 6:20-23</a></span><br />Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. / Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. / Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-24.htm">Luke 6:24-26</a></span><br />But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. / Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. / Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesses the habitation of the just.</p><p class="hdg">curse</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm">Proverbs 21:12</a></b></br> The righteous <i>man</i> wisely considereth the house of the wicked: <i>but God</i> overthroweth the wicked for <i>their</i> wickedness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Deuteronomy 7:26</a></b></br> Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: <i>but</i> thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it <i>is</i> a cursed thing.</p><p class="hdg">he blesseth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2</a></b></br> And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-11.htm">2 Samuel 6:11</a></b></br> And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-6.htm">Job 8:6,7</a></b></br> If thou <i>wert</i> pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/psalms/147-13.htm">Blesses</a> <a href="/psalms/115-13.htm">Blesseth</a> <a href="/psalms/145-21.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/psalms/119-21.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/psalms/133-1.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/101-4.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Home</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/137-4.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-32.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-32.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-25.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Blesses</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Blesseth</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-18.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-26.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm">Home</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-11.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-11.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">various exhortations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">The gain of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Exhortation to goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">the different state of the wicked and upright</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "curse" refers to God's judgment and disfavor, which is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. In <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, blessings and curses are outlined as consequences of obedience or disobedience to God's commandments. The "house of the wicked" signifies not just individuals but their entire households, indicating that sin can have communal and generational impacts. The concept of a "house" in ancient Israel often included extended family and servants, emphasizing the widespread effect of wickedness. This aligns with the biblical narrative of families like Achan's in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, where sin led to collective punishment.<p><b>but He blesses the home of the righteous</b><br>In contrast, God's blessing is upon the "home of the righteous." This reflects the biblical promise of prosperity and protection for those who live according to God's will. The "home" here suggests a place of safety and provision, echoing the blessings promised in <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1</a> to those who delight in the law of the Lord. The righteous are those who seek to live in accordance with God's standards, and their homes become places of peace and divine favor. This principle is seen in the lives of biblical figures like Abraham, whose faith and obedience brought blessings to his household and descendants. The idea of blessing also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of the blessings for the pure in heart and peacemakers in the Beatitudes (<a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. In this verse, He is the one who administers both curses and blessings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who live in opposition to God's commands and principles. Their actions bring about the curse of the LORD upon their households.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Individuals who live in accordance with God's will and commandments. Their homes are blessed by the LORD.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_wicked.htm">The House of the Wicked</a></b><br>Represents not just a physical dwelling but the entire life and legacy of those who reject God's ways.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_home_of_the_righteous.htm">The Home of the Righteous</a></b><br>Symbolizes the life, family, and legacy of those who follow God's commandments and live in His favor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_justice.htm">The Reality of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is evident in His dealings with humanity. The wicked face His curse, while the righteous receive His blessing. This underscores the importance of living a life aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_our_choices.htm">The Impact of Our Choices</a></b><br>Our actions have consequences not only for ourselves but also for our households. Choosing righteousness brings blessings that extend to our families and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_a_godly_legacy.htm">The Importance of a Godly Legacy</a></b><br>The verse encourages believers to consider the legacy they are building. A righteous life leaves a lasting impact that can bless future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_favor.htm">The Assurance of God's Favor</a></b><br>For the righteous, there is a promise of God's blessing. This assurance should motivate believers to pursue holiness and integrity in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>For those living in wickedness, this verse serves as a call to repentance. Turning away from sin and towards God can transform a life from being under a curse to receiving His blessing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_1's_justice_align_with_job.htm">How can Psalm 1's vision of immediate justice be reconciled with biblical accounts like Job, where the righteous suffer while the wicked seem to prosper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_bildad_blame_job's_kids'_deaths.htm">How can Bildad confidently claim (Job 8:2–4) that Job’s children must have sinned to deserve death, when other passages suggest righteous people can suffer unjustly? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer_hardships.htm">Proverbs 3:33 states the Lord curses the wicked and blesses the righteous--how do we reconcile this with righteous people facing severe hardships and injustices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_jinxes.htm">What does the Bible say about jinxes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">He blesseth the habitation of the just.--</span>The word rendered "habitation" often signifies "pasture," "sheepfold," and this is a relic of the time when the Israelites led a nomad life and had no fixed habitations; so the cry, "To your tents, O Israel!" (<a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm" title="So when all Israel saw that the king listened not to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.">1Kings 12:16</a>) was still in use long after the settlement in Canaan. By some there is thought to be a distinction intended between the well-built "house" of the wicked and the slightly constructed cottage of the humble just man, no better than a shepherd's hut.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked.</span> From ver. 33 to the end of the discourse the contrast is continued between the condition of the wicked and the just, the scornful and the lowly, the wise and the fools. In the verse before us a further reason is given why the prosperity of the wicked is not enviable. The curse of Jehovah dwells in and rests upon his house. <span class="accented">The curse</span>; <span class="accented">m'erah</span>, from <span class="accented">arav</span>, "to curse." This word only occurs five times in the Old Testament once in Deuteronomy, twice in Proverbs (here and in <a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Proverbs 28:27</a>), and twice in Malachi. The nature of the curse may be learned from <a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Deuteronomy 28:20</a>, where it is the infliction of temporal misfortunes ending with the "cutting off" of the wicked (see <a href="/psalms/37-22.htm">Psalm 37:22</a>). It is a hovering evil, the source of constant misfortune. LXX., <span class="greek">κατάρα</span>. Cf. "the cursing" (<span class="accented">alah</span>) against thieves and swearers in <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Zechariah 5:4</a>. <span class="cmt_word">But he blesseth the habitation the just.</span> The contrast to the former, as in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2-6</a>. <span class="accented">He blesseth</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> both temporarily and spiritually. Blessing does not exclude affliction, but "trials" are not "curses" (Wardlaw). Both the LXX. and the Vulgate render, "But the habitations of the just shall be blessed," the LXX. having read the pual future (<span class="accented">y'vorak</span>), "they shall be blessed," for the piel future (<span class="accented">y'varik</span>), "he shall bless," of the text. <span class="accented">The habitation</span>; <span class="accented">naveh</span>, from <span class="accented">navah</span>, "to sit down," "to dwell." A poetic and nomad (Fleischer) word usually understood of a small dwelling is <span class="accented">tugurium</span>, the shepherd's hut or cottage, "the sheepcote" of <a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">2 Samuel 7:8</a>. The LXX. <span class="greek">ἕπαυλις</span>, and tho Vulgate <span class="accented">hubitaculam</span>, favour the suggestion of Gejerus, that a contrast is here made between the large house or palace (<span class="accented">bayith</span>) of the wicked and the small dwelling of the just. In <a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm">Proverbs 21:20</a> and Proverbs 24:15 the word is rendered "dwelling." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/3-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The curse</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֵרַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ê·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3994.htm">Strong's 3994: </a> </span><span class="str2">An execration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is on the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but He blesses</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבָרֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇā·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the home</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְוֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·wêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5116.htm">Strong's 5116: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the righteous.</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּיקִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dî·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:33 Yahweh's curse is in the house (Prov. 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