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A dark moral chain appears in Proverbs 18:3: When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, And with dishonor comes scorn (v. 3). Wickedness does not arrive alone. It brings a whole atmosphere with it.
When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes because evil tends to despise what is good, true, and honorable. The wicked do not merely violate God’s order; they often sneer at it. Contempt is one of the marks of a heart that has turned from wisdom to self-rule.
Then with dishonor comes scorn. Once a person walks in shameful ways, mocking often follows. Scorn becomes both a symptom and a weapon of folly. Solomon is showing that wickedness degrades the soul, and that degradation often expresses itself in contemptuous speech toward others.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 18:3 Meaning
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