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Proverbs 18:3

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

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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:

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    2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

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    16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

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Proverbs 18:3

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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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18:2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

18:3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

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18:4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

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