Proverbs 18:3
When the lawless man cometh in, then cometh also contempt, and, with shame, reproach.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
In Context
2A dullard, delighteth not, in understanding, in nothing save the exposing of his own heart.
4Deep waters, are the words of a man’s mouth,—a bubbling brook, the well-spring of wisdom.
Cross References
Nehemiah 4:4Hear, O our God, for we have become a contempt, and turn thou back their reproach upon their own head,—and give them up as a prey, in the land of captivity;
Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak,—Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.
Proverbs 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh contempt, but, with the modest, is wisdom.
Proverbs 22:10Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
Matthew 27:39And, they who were passing by, were reviling him, shaking their heads,
1 Peter 4:14If ye are being reproached in the name of Christ, happy [are ye]! Because, the Spirit, of the glory, and the [Spirit] of God, unto you is bringing rest.
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 →