Proverbs 18:3
The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sine, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
In Context
2A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
Cross References
Nehemiah 4:4Hear thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity.
Psalms 69:20Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusion, and my shame.
Proverbs 11:2Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.
Matthew 27:39And they that passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
1 Peter 4:14If you be reproached for the name of Christ, you shall be blessed: for that which is of the honour, glory, and power of God, and that which is his Spirit, resteth upon you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:3
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. A fool may pretend to understanding, and to seek and intermeddle with the means of it, but, 1. He has no true delight in it; it is only to please his friends or save his credit; he does not love his book, nor his business, nor his Bible, nor his prayers; he would rather be playing the fool with his sports. Those who take no pleasure in learning or religion will make nothing to purpose of either. No progress is made in them if they… Read the whole commentary →