Proverbs 18:3

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Proverbs 18:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

3 With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

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Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

Proverbs 29:16

When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

1 Samuel 20:30

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?

Nehemiah 4:4

Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.

Psalms 69:9

because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Psalms 69:20

Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

Psalms 123:3

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

Psalms 123:4

We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

Matthew 27:39

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

Matthew 27:40

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Matthew 27:41

In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

Matthew 27:42

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

Matthew 27:43

He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Matthew 27:44

In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

1 Peter 4:4

Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.