Proverbs 18:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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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 {G3739} 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.

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Prov 11:2
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2When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
Prov 19:28-29
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28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
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Prov 28:12
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12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Prov 18:4
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4The words of a man's mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a flowing brook.
Prov 13:18
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18Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
Ps 36:1-3
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1For 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.
2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Prov 29:16
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16When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.
Prov 9:7
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7He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.
Prov 1:26-27
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26I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.
Prov 28:28
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28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.
Prov 19:3
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3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Prov 14:17
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17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Prov 21:11-12
2 verses
72%
11When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.
Ps 10:2-3
2 verses
72%
2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
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Prov 13:10
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10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Prov 24:9
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9The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Prov 3:35
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35The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Prov 12:8
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8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Prov 14:3
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3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Prov 18:2
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2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
Prov 17:5
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5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Prov 22:10
72%
10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
Prov 16:18
71%
18Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Prov 18:6
71%
6A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
Prov 18:12
71%
12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility.
Job 34:8
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8Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?
Prov 11:8
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Prov 8:13
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Prov 13:5
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Prov 15:5
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Prov 6:12
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Eccl 10:3
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3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
Prov 6:33
71%
33Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Prov 14:6-7
2 verses
70%
6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
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Prov 14:19
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Job 11:3
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Ps 31:18
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Prov 29:1
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Ps 41:6
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Job 8:22
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22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Ps 10:13
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13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it]?
Job 36:17
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17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
Prov 29:8
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8Scoffers {H582} set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.