Proverbs 18:3
Contempt has also come with the coming of the wicked, || And with shame—reproach.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
In Context
2A fool does not delight in understanding, || But in uncovering his heart.
4The words of a man’s mouth [are] deep waters, || The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
Cross References
Nehemiah 4:4Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and return their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;
Psalms 69:20Reproach has broken my heart, and I am sick, || And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, || And for comforters, and I have found none.
Proverbs 11:2Pride has come, and shame comes, || And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out a scorner—and contention goes out, || And strife and shame cease.
Matthew 27:39and those passing by kept slandering Him, wagging their heads,
1 Peter 4:14if you are reproached in the Name of Christ—[you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you; in regard, indeed, to them, is evil spoken of Him, and in regard to you, 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 →