Proverbs 18:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 20:30 : 30 Then Saul was moved to wrath against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of an evil and uncontrolled woman, have I not seen how you have given your love to the son of Jesse, to your shame and the shame of your mother?
  • Neh 4:4 : 4 Give ear, O our God, for we are looked down on: let their words of shame be turned back on themselves, and let them be given up to wasting in a land where they are prisoners:
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
  • Ps 69:20 : 20 My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us. 4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.
  • Prov 11:2 : 2 When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
  • Prov 22:10 : 10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
  • Prov 29:16 : 16 When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.
  • Matt 27:39-44 : 39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying, 40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said, 42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him. 43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:
  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:2
    79%

    2 When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 19:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28 A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

    29 Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.

  • Prov 28:12
    74%

    12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

  • Prov 18:4
    74%

    4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

  • Prov 13:18
    73%

    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Ps 36:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

    2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

  • Prov 29:16
    73%

    16 When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Prov 9:7
    73%

    7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

  • Prov 1:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;

    27 When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

  • Prov 28:28
    73%

    28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 14:17
    72%

    17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 21:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Ps 10:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

    3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

  • Prov 13:10
    72%

    10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 24:9
    72%

    9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.

  • Prov 3:35
    72%

    35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

  • Prov 12:8
    72%

    8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Prov 18:2
    72%

    2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Prov 17:5
    72%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 22:10
    72%

    10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

  • Prov 16:18
    71%

    18 Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 18:6
    71%

    6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

  • Prov 18:12
    71%

    12 Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

  • Job 34:8
    71%

    8 And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?

  • Prov 11:8
    71%

    8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Prov 8:13
    71%

    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Prov 13:5
    71%

    5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

  • Prov 15:5
    71%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 6:12
    71%

    12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

  • Eccl 10:3
    71%

    3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

  • Prov 6:33
    71%

    33 Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away.

  • Prov 14:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

    7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

  • Prov 14:19
    70%

    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Job 11:3
    70%

    3 Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

  • Ps 31:18
    70%

    18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Ps 41:6
    70%

    6 If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

  • Job 8:22
    70%

    22 Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.

  • Ps 10:13
    70%

    13 Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

  • Job 36:17
    70%

    17 ...

  • Prov 29:8
    70%

    8 Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.