Proverbs 18:3

Proverbs 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
• New International Version (NIV)When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; And with dishonor comes reproach.

Context of Proverbs 18:3

1People who do not have any friends think only about themselves. They refuse to listen to good advice. 2A fool does not try to understand what is right. He only likes to tell people his own ideas. When a wicked person arrives, shame comes with him. And shame causes people to speak against you. 4The words that you speak are like the deep water of the sea. If they are wise words, they are like a cool stream. 5Do not refuse to punish wicked people. That would not be good. Also, do not punish anyone who has not done anything wrong.

Proverbs 18:3 word by word

בְּֽבוֹא־רָ֭שָׁע בָּ֣א גַם־בּ֑וּז וְֽעִם־קָל֥וֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• also contemptבּוּזbûz · contemptH937
• and with ignominyקָלוֹןqâlôn · dishonorH7036
• reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781

Cross-references for Proverbs 18:3

• Proverbs 11:2If people are proud, they will soon become ashamed. But if people are humble, they become wise.
• Proverbs 22:10If someone laughs at what is right, send him away. Then there will be no more arguments, quarrels and insults.
• Proverbs 29:16When wicked people receive more power, there is also more sin. But those wicked people will fall while righteous people watch.
• 1 Samuel 20:30Saul became very angry with Jonathan. He said, ‘You stupid man! I see that you have turned against me! You have become a friend of that son of Jesse. You have brought shame on yourself. Your mother should be ashamed that she gave birth to you!
• Nehemiah 4:4So I prayed, ‘Hear us, our God. Our enemies think that we are fools. Make them seem like fools themselves! Let their enemies take them away as slaves.
• Psalms 69:9My love for your house burns inside me like a fire. Anybody who insults you, is also insulting me!
• Psalms 123:3Please be kind to us, Lord. Please forgive us. People have insulted us more and more!
• Matthew 27:39The people who walked near there insulted Jesus. They laughed at him,
• 1 Peter 4:4But now you no longer live in the same wicked way as those people do. They continue to enjoy those wrong things all the time. But you do not join with them. So they insult you.

Commentaries on Proverbs 18:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3When the wicked cometh, etc. - would it not be better to read this verse thus? "When the wicked cometh contempt cometh; and with ignominy cometh reproach." A wicked man is despised even by the wicked. He who falls under ignominy falls under reproach.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3With ignominy - Better, “together with baseness comes reproach.” The outer shame follows close upon the inner.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 As soon as sin entered, shame followed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. So surely are sin and punishment connected (Pr 16:4). wicked, for "wickedness," answers to ignominy, or the state of such; and contempt, the feeling of others to them; and to reproach, a manifestation of contempt.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 18:3

• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Proverbs 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings