Proverbs 18:3

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Complete Jewish Bible:

When a wicked person comes, contempt comes too, and with disdain, provocation.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

When the wicked{H7563} cometh{H935}, then cometh{H935} also contempt{H937}, and with ignominy{H7036} reproach{H2781}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Proverbs 22:10

  • ¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Proverbs 11:2

  • ¶ [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.

1 Peter 4:14

  • If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Proverbs 29:16

  • ¶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

Psalms 69:9

  • For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

Nehemiah 4:4

  • Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

Psalms 69:20

  • 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.

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Commentary for Proverbs 18:3

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7563
    There are 249 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָשָׁע
    Transliteration: râshâʻ
    Pronunciation: raw-shaw'
    Description: from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
  2. Strong's Number: H935
    There are 2307 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בּוֹא
    Transliteration: bôwʼ
    Pronunciation: bo
    Description: a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
  3. Strong's Number: H937
    There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בּוּז
    Transliteration: bûwz
    Pronunciation: booz
    Description: from בּוּז; disrespect; contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.
  4. Strong's Number: H7036
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָלוֹן
    Transliteration: qâlôwn
    Pronunciation: kaw-lone'
    Description: from קָלָה; disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda; confusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.
  5. Strong's Number: H2781
    There are 72 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֶרְפָּה
    Transliteration: cherpâh
    Pronunciation: kher-paw'
    Description: from חָרַף; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda; rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.