Proverbs 3:34 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁴ He certainly scoffs the scoffers, But gives favour to the humble.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ Surely he scorneth the scorners: But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners, yet He gives His undeserved favor to the low [in rank], the humble, and the afflicted. [James 4:6; I Pet. 5:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Common English Bible

³⁴ He mocks mockers, but he shows favor to the humble.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ He will ridicule those who ridicule, but he will bestow grace upon the mild.

Proverbs 3:34 Cross References

Psalm 138:6

Though יהוה  is exalted, He looks on the humble; But the proud He perceives from a distance.

Psalm 18:26

With the clean You show Yourself clean; And with the crooked You show Yourself twisted.

Proverbs 1:26

“Let me also laugh at your calamity, Mock when your dread comes,

Proverbs 14:9

Fools scoff at guilt, But among the straight there is delight.

Proverbs 16:19

Better to be lowly in spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 19:29

Judgments are in store for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 21:24

Proud, haughty, “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.

Proverbs 9:12

If you have become wise, You have become wise for yourself, And if you have scoffed, You alone bear it.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus declares the high and exalted One who dwells forever, whose Name is set-apart, “I dwell in the high and set-apart place, with him who has a bruised and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of bruised ones.

James 4:6

But He gives greater favour. Because of this He says, “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you younger ones, be subject to elders. And gird yourselves with humility toward one another, for “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.”