11 Bible Verses about Contempt

And Tobiah the Ammonite is by him and saith, 'Also, that which they are building -- if a fox doth go up, then it hath broken down their stone wall.'

And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, 'What is this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'

is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

They answered and said to him, 'In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!' and they cast him forth without.

And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth when he speaketh unto the men, and the anger of Eliab burneth against David, and he saith, 'Why is this -- thou hast come down! and to whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I have known thy pride, and the evil of thy heart -- for, to see the battle thou hast come down.'

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.

With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach.

He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.

and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'

And I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

Who are saying, 'Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.' These are a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day.

the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

'He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'

he, therefore, who is despising -- doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

'And at that time stand up doth Michael, the great head, who is standing up for the sons of thy people, and there hath been a time of distress, such as hath not been since there hath been a nation till that time, and at that time do thy people escape, every one who is found written in the book. And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches -- to abhorrence age-during.

for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself, and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man. 'Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice, read more.
and they shall come forth; those who did the good things to a rising again of life, and those who practised the evil things to a rising again of judgment.

Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;

Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

In like manner, nevertheless, those dreaming also the flesh indeed do defile, and lordship they put away, and dignities they speak evil of,

no one, then, may despise him; and send ye him forward in peace, that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brethren;

because the letters indeed -- saith one -- are weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'

And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, 'Who is David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master; and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given it to men whom I have not known whence they are!'

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

and the sons of worthlessness have said, 'What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

Small I am, and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.

And they have dwelt on it confidently, And builded houses, and planted vineyards, And dwelt confidently -- in My doing judgments, On all those despising them round about, And they have known that I, Jehovah, am their God!'

Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

and those having believing masters, let them not slight them, because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;

and it hath come to pass, the ark of Jehovah hath come in to the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul, hath looked through the window, and seeth king David moving and dancing before Jehovah, and despiseth him in her heart.

For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he is. And ye, ye have turned from the way, Ye have caused many to stumble in the law, Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And I also, I have made you despised and low before all the people, Because ye are not keeping My ways, And are accepting persons in the law.

With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach.

And come unto thee, bowing down, Have sons of those afflicting thee, And bowed themselves to the soles of thy feet Have all despising thee, And they have cried to thee: 'City of Jehovah, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'

and he goeth in unto Hagar, and she conceiveth, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and her mistress is lightly esteemed in her eyes.

If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me, Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?

let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him.

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment, and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, 'Thou -- sit thou here well,' and to the poor man may say, 'Thou -- stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,' --

Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!

Also sucklings have despised me, I rise, and they speak against me.

and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;