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Proverbs 18:3

In Proverbs 18 of Proverbs.

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

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בְּֽבוֹאbevoin to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.בָּ֣אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…גַםgamalsoגַּםadverb — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.בּ֑וּזbuzcontemptבּוּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “contempt”, the ordinary formH937disrespectcontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.וְֽעִםveimand withעִםconjunction, preposition — “and with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).קָל֥וֹןqalonconfusionקָלוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.חֶרְפָּֽהcherpahrebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “rebuke”, the ordinary formH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy cometh reproach.

Young’s Literal Translation

With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises them ; but dishonour and reproach come upon him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἀσεβὴς εἰς βάθος κακῶν, καταφρονεῖ, ἐπέρχεται δὲ αὐτῷ ἀτιμία καὶ ὄνειδος.

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