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Proverbs 18:3

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18:3When a wicked person7 arrives, contempt8 shows up with him,

and with shame comes9 a reproach.

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Footnotes

  1. 7 The has “a wicked [person].” Many commentators emend the text to רֶשַׁע (resha’, “wickedness”) which makes better parallelism with “shame” (W. McKane, Proverbs [], 521; R. B. Y. Scott, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes [], 112; C. H. Toy, Proverbs [], ; cf. , , ). However, there is no external evidence for this emendation.
  2. 8 “Contempt” (בּוּז, buz) accompanies the wicked; “reproach” (חֶרְפָּה, kherpah) goes with shame. This reproach refers to the critical rebukes and taunts of the community against a wicked person.
  3. 9 The term “comes” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,

and with dishonor comes disgrace.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When wickedness comes, so does contempt,

and with shame comes reproach.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,

and along with dishonor, derision.

NLTNew Living Translation

Doing wrong leads to disgrace,

and scandalous behavior brings contempt.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also,

and with dishonor, disgrace.

KJV 1900King James Version

When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt,

And with ignominy reproach.