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Proverbs 18:3–4

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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.
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From verse 3

  1. 1 Peter 4:14Rank 1 from verse 3
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    14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

  2. Proverbs 22:10Rank 2 from verse 3
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    10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

  3. 1 Peter 4:4Rank 3 from verse 3
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    4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

  4. Proverbs 11:2Rank 4 from verse 3
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    2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

  5. Proverbs 29:16Rank 5 from verse 3
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    16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

From verse 4

  1. Proverbs 20:5Rank 1 from verse 4
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    5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

  2. Proverbs 10:11Rank 2 from verse 4
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    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  3. Colossians 4:6Rank 3 from verse 4
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    6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

  4. John 4:14Rank 4 from verse 4
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    14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  5. Proverbs 13:14Rank 5 from verse 4
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    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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Proverbs 18:3

COMBINED MEANING

reproach

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Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.

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Proverbs 18:4

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

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deep

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Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

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flowing

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Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of flow, meaning to move or run continuously as water. Sense 2: Figuratively, to stream, gather, or come abundantly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

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4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

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5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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