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Proverbs 18:3

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

Proverbs 18:3 · King James Version

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Proverbs 18:3 in other translations

BSB Berean Standard Bible

With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

WEB World English Bible

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

NHEB New Heart English Bible

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

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1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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

4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

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