Proverbs 18:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.”

Proverbs 18:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 18:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 18:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.”

Proverbs 18:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 18:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 18:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame--reproach.”

Proverbs 18:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 18:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.”

Proverbs 18:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 18:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When the wicked commeth, then commeth contempt, and with the vile man reproch.”

Proverbs 18:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 18:3 in Context — Proverbs 18

1 Quem se isola busca seu [próprio] desejo; ele se volta contra toda sabedoria.

2 O tolo não tem prazer no entendimento, mas sim em revelar sua [própria] opinião.

3 Na vinda do perverso, vem também o desprezo; e com a desonra [vem] a vergonha.

4 A boca do homem são [como] águas profundas; e o manancial de sabedoria [como] um ribeiro transbordante.

5 Não é bom favorecer ao perverso para prejudicar ao justo num julgamento.

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What Does Proverbs 18:3 Mean?

Proverbs 18:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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