Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.
Proverbs 18:3 - English Standard Version 2016 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, And with ignominy reproach. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the wicked comes in [to the depth of evil], he becomes a contemptuous despiser [of all that is pure and good], and with inner baseness comes outer shame and reproach. American Standard Version (1901) When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy cometh reproach. Common English Bible When the wicked arrive, so does contempt; with shame comes insult. Catholic Public Domain Version The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sine, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him. |
Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.
Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.
For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall.
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;
Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?