Proverbs 18:3
Context| NETBible | When a wicked person 1 arrives, contempt 2 shows up with him, and with shame comes 3 a reproach. |
| XREF | 1Sa 20:30; Ne 4:4; Ps 69:9,20; Ps 123:3,4; Pr 11:2; Pr 22:10; Pr 29:16; Mt 27:39-44; 1Pe 4:4,14 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tc The MT has “a wicked [person].” Many commentators emend the text to רֶשַׁע (resha’, “wickedness”) which makes better parallelism with “shame” (W. McKane, Proverbs [OTL], 521; R. B. Y. Scott, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes [AB], 112; C. H. Toy, Proverbs [ICC], 355; cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV). However, there is no external evidence for this emendation. 2 sn “Contempt” (בּוּז, buz) accompanies the wicked; “reproach” (חֶרְפָּה, kherpah) goes with shame. This reproach refers to the critical rebukes and taunts of the community against a wicked person. 3 tn The term “comes” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness. |
