Proverbs 18:3

American Standard Version (1901)

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy [cometh] reproach.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 20:30 : 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
  • Neh 4:4 : 4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
  • Ps 69:20 : 20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
  • Prov 11:2 : 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
  • Prov 22:10 : 10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
  • Prov 29:16 : 16 When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.
  • Matt 27:39-44 : 39 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, 40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. 43 He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you] :
  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are ye] ; because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

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    28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

    29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

  • 12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

  • 4 The words of a man's mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a flowing brook.

  • 18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

  • Ps 36:1-3
    3 verses
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    1 [For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah]. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

    2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

  • 16 When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

  • 7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.

  • Prov 1:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

    27 When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

  • 28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • 3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • 17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

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    11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

    12 The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Ps 10:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

    3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

  • 10 By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

  • 9 The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • 35 The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • 8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

  • 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

  • 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

  • 10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

  • 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

  • 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility.

  • 8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

  • 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.

  • 13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • 5 A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

  • 5 A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • 12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

  • 3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

  • 33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

  • Prov 14:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

    7 Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

  • 19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • 3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

  • 18 Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

  • 1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • 6 And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

  • 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

  • 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it] ?

  • 17 But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee] .

  • 8 Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.