Proverbs 18:3–4
3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,
and with dishonor comes disgrace.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are adeep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace,
and scandalous behavior brings contempt.
4 Wise words are like deep waters;
wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;
And with dishonor comes reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Do something evil, and people won’t like you.
Do something shameful, and they will make fun of you.
4 Spoken words can be like deep water,
but wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt,
And with ignominy cometh reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters;
The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes,
and insult comes along with disgrace.
4 The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters.
The fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 When a wicked man comes, contempt also does,
and along with dishonor, disgrace.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also;
and with dishonor comes disgrace.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also,
and with dishonor, disgrace.
4 Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man;
a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 People hate it when evil comes.
And they refuse to honor those who bring shame.
4 The words of a person’s mouth are like deep water.
But the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes scorn.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.