The Curse and the Blessing
American National Preacher
Proverbs 3:33
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesses the habitation of the just.


I. THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS HERE MENTIONED. All men are sinful, but all men are not wicked, in the sense of being immoral. The "just" are the sincere and renewed of mankind.

II. THE DIFFERENT PORTION ASSIGNED TO EACH. On the house of the wicked a curse, on the habitation of the just a blessing. The curse of the law, of a troubled conscience, of a neglected gospel, of a judgment to come. The blessing comes by God "making all things work together for good." The blessing of God is upon the table of the just, upon their sorrows, upon their toils, upon their families — in a word, upon their souls. They are blessed with peace and light and liberty — with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus.

(American National Preacher.)



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

WEB: Yahweh's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.




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