Proverbs 18:3 - Meaning and Application

This may have a double meaning. First, wicked people are contemptuous people, and they treat others with scorn. When the wicked enter any company, whether a place of learning or a meeting for worship, contempt enters with them. They show disrespect for God, for his people and ministers, and for everything that is said or done.

That is what you should expect from people who live without reverence for God, they will be scoffers. They become a shame and a reproach, mocking anything serious and respectable. Wise and good people should not be disturbed by this, because the old saying is true, such behavior comes from the wicked.

Second, wicked people are themselves disgraceful, and they bring contempt on themselves. God has said that those who despise him will be held in low esteem. As soon as sin entered the world, shame came with it, and sinners make themselves despicable.

They do not only bring disgrace on themselves, but also on their families, their friends, their ministers, and everyone connected with them. So those who want to protect their honor must keep their virtue.