Proverbs 3:34

Although ¹  he is scornful to arrogant scoffers, ²  yet ³  he shows favor to the humble. ⁴ 

biblegateway Pro 3:34

He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.

biblegateway Pro 3:34

Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.

biblegateway Pro 3:34

The LORD mocks at mockers, but he shows favor to the humble.

biblegateway Pro 3:34

He gives proud skeptics a cold shoulder, but if you're down on your luck, he's right there to help.

SABDAweb Pro 3:34

He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

bibleoremus Pro 3:34

Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows favor.

biblegateway Pro 3:34

Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to the humble.

biblegateway Pro 3:34

Although ¹  he is scornful to arrogant scoffers, ²  yet ³  he shows favor to the humble. ⁴ 

¹ tn The particle אִם (’im, “though”) introduces a concessive clause: “though….”

² tn Heb “he mocks those who mock.” The repetition of the root לִיץ (lits, “to scorn; to mock”) connotes poetic justice; the punishment fits the crime. Scoffers are characterized by arrogant pride (e.g., Prov 21:24), as the antithetical parallelism with “the humble” here emphasizes.

³ tn The prefixed vav (ו) introduces the apodosis to the concessive clause: “Though … yet …”

⁴ tn The Hebrew is structured chiastically (AB:BA): “he scorns / arrogant scoffers // but to the humble / he gives grace.” The word order in the translation is reversed for the sake of smoothness and readability.