Proverbs 3:33

“The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked, etc.] The wicked man, being a transgressor of the law, is under the curse of it; and all that he has, his house, his substance, his very blessings are curses; (see <390202> Malachi 2:2 <380502>Zechariah 5:2-4); he is accursed amidst his greatest affluence, and sometimes from a plentiful estate is reduced to penury and want: and Aben Ezra interprets it, “the curse of want”; and the Vulgate Latin version is, “want from the Lord is”, etc. but he blesseth the habitation of the just; the righteous man, as before described; he is blessed himself, having the righteousness of Christ imputed to him, and his sins forgiven him for his sake; and what…”

“curse . . . wicked--It abides with them, and will be manifested.”

“A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims. From them to whom it is due - literally, as in the margin. The precept expresses the great Scriptural thought that the so-called possession of wealth is but a stewardship; that the true owners of what we call our own are those to whom, with it, we may do good. Not to relieve them is a breach of trust. Proverbs 3:28 Procrastination is especially fatal to the giving impulse. The Septuagint adds the caution: “for thou knowest not what the morrow will bring forth.” Proverbs 3:29 Securely - i. e., “With full trust,” without care or suspicion. Compare Judges 18:7, Judges 18:27. Proverbs 3:31 A protest against…”

“The house - Not only upon his own person, but also upon his posterity. Proverbs 3:35”

“curse: Pro 21:12; Lev. 26:14-46; Deu 7:26, 28:15-68, Deu 29:19-29; Jos 6:18, Jos 7:13; Psa 37:22; Zac 5:3, Zac 5:4; Mal 2:2 he blesseth: Deu 28:2-14; Sa2 6:11; Job 8:6, Job 8:7; Psa 1:3, Psa 91:10 Proverbs 3:34”

“The prosperity of the godless, far from being worthy of envy, has as its reverse side the curse: The curse of Jahve is in the house of the godless, And the dwelling of the just He blesseth. מארה (a curse), like מסלּה (a highway, from סלל), is formed from ארר (cf. Arab. harr, detestari, abhorrere, a word-imitation of an interjection used in disagreeable experiences). The curse is not merely a deprivation of external goods which render life happy, and the blessing is not merely the fulness of external possessions; the central-point of the curse lies in continuous disquiet of conscience, and that of the blessing in the happy consciousness that God is with us, in soul-rest and peace which is…”