Proverbs 18:3

World English Bible (2000)

When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 20:30 : 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don't I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?
  • Neh 4:4 : 4 "Hear, our God; for we are despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
  • Ps 69:20 : 20 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud. A Song of Ascents. By David.
  • Prov 11:2 : 2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
  • Prov 22:10 : 10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
  • Prov 29:16 : 16 When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
  • Matt 27:39-44 : 39 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, 40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!" 41 Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said, 42 "He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" 44 The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:
  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

  • Prov 19:28-29
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    28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

    29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

  • Prov 18:4
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    4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

  • Ps 36:1-3
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    1 An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."

    2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16 When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Prov 9:7
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    7 He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

  • Prov 1:26-27
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    26 I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;

    27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

  • Prov 21:11-12
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    72%

    11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

    12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

  • Ps 10:2-3
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    72%

    2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

    3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

  • Prov 24:9
    72%

    9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35 The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 18:2
    72%

    2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 22:10
    72%

    10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

  • Prov 16:18
    71%

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

  • Prov 18:6
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    6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

  • Prov 18:12
    71%

    12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

  • Job 34:8
    71%

    8 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?

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    8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

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    13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

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    5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5 A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

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    12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

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    33 He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

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    6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

    7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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    3 Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

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    18 Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

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    1 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

  • Ps 41:6
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    6 If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

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    22 Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked shall be no more."

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    13 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?"

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    17 "But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.

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    8 Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.