Proverbs 18:3
New International Version
When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

New Living Translation
Doing wrong leads to disgrace, and scandalous behavior brings contempt.

English Standard Version
When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.

Berean Standard Bible
With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

King James Bible
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

New King James Version
When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; And with dishonor comes reproach.

New American Standard Bible
When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes, And with dishonor comes taunting.

NASB 1995
When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, And with dishonor comes scorn.

NASB 1977
When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, And with dishonor comes reproach.

Legacy Standard Bible
When a wicked man comes, despising also comes, And with disgrace comes reproach.

Amplified Bible
When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes, And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

Christian Standard Bible
When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes, and along with dishonor, derision.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a wicked man comes, contempt also does, and along with dishonor, disgrace.

American Standard Version
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy cometh reproach.

Contemporary English Version
Wrongdoing leads to shame and disgrace.

English Revised Version
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy cometh reproach.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and insult comes along with disgrace.

Good News Translation
Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn in its place.

International Standard Version
When an evil person comes, contempt also comes, along with dishonor and disgrace.

Majority Standard Bible
With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

NET Bible
When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

New Heart English Bible
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

Webster's Bible Translation
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

World English Bible
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Contempt has also come with the coming of the wicked, "" And with shame—reproach.

Young's Literal Translation
With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach.

Smith's Literal Translation
In the coming of the unjust also came contempt, and with dishonor, reproach.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.

New American Bible
With wickedness comes contempt, and with disgrace, scorn.

New Revised Standard Version
When wickedness comes, contempt comes also; and with dishonor comes disgrace.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
When the wicked reaches the depths of evil, then folly comes upon him, iniquity, disgrace, and shame.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And when an evil one comes to the depths of evils, madness, dishonor and reproach come upon him.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy reproach.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises them; but dishonour and reproach come upon him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Selfishness of the Unfriendly
2A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. 3With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace. 4The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.…

Cross References
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

Psalm 10:4
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Psalm 14:1
For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Psalm 36:1-2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes. / For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

Psalm 73:6-8
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them. / From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild. / They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

Isaiah 32:6
For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.

Isaiah 57:20-21
But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

Jeremiah 5:3-4
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. / Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

Jeremiah 8:12
Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.

Ezekiel 16:49-50
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.

Matthew 5:22
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

Mark 7:21-23
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

Luke 6:45
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.


Treasury of Scripture

When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

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Proverbs 18
1. A fool delights not in understanding














With the wicked
The Hebrew word for "wicked" is "רָשָׁע" (rasha), which refers to someone who is morally wrong, guilty, or an enemy of God. In the context of Proverbs, the wicked are those who live in opposition to God's righteous standards. Historically, the wicked were often seen as those who not only rejected God's laws but actively pursued paths of injustice and immorality. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the consequences that follow a life of wickedness, emphasizing that moral corruption brings about negative social and spiritual repercussions.

comes contempt
The word "contempt" in Hebrew is "בּוּז" (buz), which signifies scorn, disdain, or disrespect. In ancient Israelite society, contempt was a serious social stigma, often resulting in isolation and loss of honor. The association of contempt with the wicked suggests that their actions naturally lead to a loss of respect from others. This reflects a divine principle that those who live contrary to God's ways will ultimately face societal rejection and divine disapproval.

and shame
"Shame" in Hebrew is "קָלוֹן" (qalon), which conveys a sense of dishonor or disgrace. In biblical times, shame was not just a personal feeling but a public state that affected one's standing in the community. The presence of shame indicates a failure to uphold the values and standards expected by God and society. This word serves as a warning that a life of wickedness does not only affect one's relationship with God but also tarnishes one's reputation and legacy.

is accompanied by disgrace
The Hebrew term for "disgrace" is "חֶרְפָּה" (cherpah), meaning reproach or scorn. Disgrace is the culmination of living a life that is out of alignment with God's will. It is the public manifestation of the internal shame that the wicked experience. In the biblical context, disgrace often led to social ostracism and was seen as a form of divine judgment. This phrase underscores the inevitable outcome of a life lived in defiance of God's commandments, serving as a sobering reminder of the importance of righteousness and integrity.

(3) When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt.--Comp. the whole burden of Psalms 106, that sorrow and shame follow sin.

Verse 3. - When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt. The contempt here spoken of is not that with which the sinner is regarded, but that which he himself learns to feel for all that is pure and good and lovely (Psalm 31:18). As the LXX. interprets, "When the wicked cometh into the depth of evil, he despiseth," he turns a despiser. So the Vulgate. Going forward in evil, adding sin to sin, he end by casting all shame aside, deriding the Law Divine and human, and saying in his heart, "There is no God." St. Gregory, "As he who is plunged into a well is confined to the bottom of it; so would the mind fall in, and remain, as it were, at the bottom, if, after having once fallen, it were to confine itself within any measure of sin. But when it cannot be contented with the sin into which it has fallen, while it is daily plunging into worse offences, it finds, as it were, no bottom to the well into which it has fallen, on which to rest. For there would be a bottom to the well, if there were any bounds to his sin. Whence it is well said, 'When a sinner hath come into the lowest depth of sins, he contemneth.' For he puts by returning, because he has no hope that he can be forgiven. But when he sins still more through despair, he withdraws, as it were, the bottom from the well, so as to find therein no resting place" ('Moral.,' 26:69, Oxford transl.). Even the heathen could see this terrible consequence. Thus Juvenal is quoted ('Sat.,' 13:240, etc.) -

"Nam quis
Peccandi finem posuit sibi? quando receipt
Ejectum semel attrita de fronte ruborem?
Quisnam hominum est, quem tu contentum videris uno
Flagitio?"
And with ignominy cometh reproach. Here again it is not the reproach suffered by the sinner that is meant (as in Proverbs 11:2), but the abuse which he heaps on others who strive to impede him in his evil courses. All that he says or does brings disgrace, and he is always ready to revue any who are better than himself. Both the Septuagint and the Vulgate make the wicked man the victim instead of the actor, thus: "but upon him there cometh disgrace and reproach." The Hebrew does not well admit this interpretation.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
With a wicked [man]
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

comes
בְּֽבוֹא־ (bə·ḇō·w-)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

contempt
בּ֑וּז (būz)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 937: Disrespect

as well,
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

and shame
קָל֥וֹן (qā·lō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7036: Disgrace, the pudenda

is accompanied by
וְֽעִם־ (wə·‘im-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

disgrace.
חֶרְפָּֽה׃ (ḥer·pāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda


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