Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 18:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“When the wicked cometh, {then} cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.”
Proverbs 18:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh {and} intermeddleth with all wisdom. {Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
When the wicked cometh, {then} cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
The words of a man's mouth {are as} deep waters, {and} the wellspring of wisdom {as} a flowing brook.
{It is} not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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