Proverbs 18:3
When the vngodly commeth, then commeth also disdayne: and with the dishonest person commeth shame and dishonour.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
In Context
2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:2Where pryde is, there is shame also and confusion: but wheras is lowlinesse, there is wisdome.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorneful man, and so shal strife go out with hym: yea variaunce and sclaunder shall ceasse.
Matthew 27:39They that passed by, reuyled hym, waggyng their heades,
1 Peter 4:14Yf ye be rayled vpon for the name of Christe, happy are ye. For the spirite of glory and of God, resteth vpon you: On their part he is euyll spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
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 →