65 Bible Verses about Mockery

And now what profit is it to me, sayeth the LORD? That my people is freely carried away, and brought into heaviness by their rulers, and my name ever still blasphemed, sayeth the LORD?

O God, how long shall the adversary do this dishonour? How long shall the enemy blaspheme thy name? Forever?

But now, they that are mine inferiors and younger than I, have me in derision; yea even they, whose fathers I would have thought scorn to have set with the dogs of my cattle.

Froward men are with me, and mine eye must continue in the bitterness of them.

Suffer me a little, that I may speak also, and then laugh my words to scorn, if ye will.

Now am I their song, and am become their jesting stock;

But they mocked the messengers of God and despised their words and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD so arose against his people that it was past remedy.

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant of the Ammonites, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, "What is this that ye do? Will ye fall away again from the king?"

All they that see me, laugh me to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: Yea, the very lame came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not. With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

They that sit in the gate speak against me, and the drunkards make songs upon me.

Thou hast made us a very strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh us to scorn.

Remember, LORD, the rebuke that the multitude of the people do unto thy servants, and how I have borne it in my bosom; wherewith thine have blasphemed thee, and slandered the footsteps of thine anointed.

The proud have had me exceedingly in derision; yet have I not shrinked from thy law.

O LORD, thou makest me weak, but thou refreshest me, and makest me strong again. All the day long am I despised, and laughed to scorn of every man:

I am laughed to scorn of all my people; they make songs upon me all the day long.

Others mocked them saying, "They are full of new wine."

When they heard of the resurrection from death, some mocked, and others said, "We will hear thee again of this matter."

As he thus answered for himself: Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, thou art besides thyself. Much learning hath made thee mad."

And Jesus ascended to Jerusalem, and took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them, "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the gentiles, to be mocked, to be scourged, and to be crucified: and the third day he shall rise again."

And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them. And they were amazed. And as they followed, were afraid. And Jesus took the twelve again, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him. "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the son of man shall be delivered unto the high priests and unto the scribes: and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the gentiles, and they shall mock him, and scourge him and spit upon him, and kill him, and the third day he shall rise again."

He took unto him twelve, and said unto them, "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all shall be fulfilled that are written by the prophets of the son of man. He shall be delivered unto the gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shall be despitefully entreated, and shall be spitted on: and when they have scourged him, they will put him to death, and the third day, shall he arise again."

Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with their fists. And others smote him with the palm of their hands on the face, saying, "Tell us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee?"

And some began to spit at him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with their fists, and to say unto him, "Aread unto us." And the servants buffeted him on the face.

And the men that stood about Jesus, mocked him, and smote him, and blindfolded him, and smote his face. And asked him, saying, "Aread who it is that smote thee?" And many other things despitefully said they against him.

And Herod, with his men of war, despised him, and mocked him; And arrayed him in white, and sent him again to Pilate.

Then the soldiers of the deputy took Jesus unto the common hall, and gathered unto him all the company. And they stripped him, and put on him a purple robe, and plaited a crown of thorns and put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews,"read more.
and spitted upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him again, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

And the soldiers led him away into the common hall, and called together the whole multitude, and they clothed him with purple, and they plaited a crown of thorns and crowned him withal; And began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews."read more.
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and spat upon him, and kneeled down and worshipped him. And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out, to crucify him.

Likewise also the high priests, mocking him with the scribes and elders, said, "He saved others, himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel: let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God: let God deliver him now if he will have him, for he said, 'I am the son of God.'"read more.
That same, also the thieves which were crucified with him cast in his teeth.

Likewise also mocked him the high priests among themselves with the scribes, and said, "He saved other men, himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King of Israel now descend from the cross, that we may see and believe." And they that were crucified with him, checked him also.

And the people stood and beheld. And the rulers mocked him with them, saying, "He helped other men, let him help himself if he be Christ, the chosen of God."

The soldiers also mocked him, and came and gave him vinegar,

As for the scornful, he shall laugh them to scorn, but he shall give grace unto the lowly.

And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus sayeth the LORD God of Israel, that thou hast prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria: I have heard it. This is the thing that the LORD sayeth of him: He hath despised thee, O virgin daughter of Zion; he hath shaken his head at thee, thou daughter of Jerusalem. Whom hast thou railed on, and whom hast thou reviled? Against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and hast lift up thine eyes so high? Even against the holy one of Israel!read more.
By the hand of thy messengers thou hast railed on the Lord and said, 'With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, even along by the sides of Lebanon, and have cut off the high Cedar trees, and the lusty fir trees thereof, even to the wood of Carmel that belongeth thereto! I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the soles of my feet have I dried up the sea!' But hast thou not heard how I have ordained such a thing a great while ago, and have prepared it from the beginning? And now I bring it forth and it shall be to destroy and to bring strong cities into rude heaps of stones. And the inhabiters of them shall be of little power, and faint-hearted and confounded. They shall be like the grass of the field and green herbs, and as the hay on the tops of the houses which withereth afore it come to any height. I know where thou dwellest, and thy coming out and going in know I too; and how thou settest up thy bristles against me. And because thou settest up thy bristles against me, and that thy raging is come up to mine ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose and a bit in thy lips, and will bring thee back again the same way thou camest.

this is the answer, that the LORD hath given concerning him: Despised art thou, and mocked, O daughter of Zion, he hath shaken his head at thee, O daughter of Jerusalem. But thou Sennacherib, whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? And against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice, and exalted thy proud looks? Even against the holy one of Israel. Thou with thy servants hast blasphemed the LORD and thus holdest thou of thyself, I cover the high mountains, and sides of Lebanon with my horsemen. And there will I cut down the high Cedar trees and the fairest Fir trees. I will up into the height of it, and into the chiefest of his timber woods.read more.
If there be no water, I will grave and drink. And as for waters of defense, I shall dry them up with the feet of mine Host. Yea, sayest thou, hast thou not heard what I have taken in hand, and brought to pass of old time? That same will I do now also: waste, destroy, and bring the strong cities into heaps of stones. For their inhabiters shall be like lame men, brought in fear and confounded. They shall be like the grass and green herbs in the field, like the hay upon housetops, that withereth afore it be grown up. I know thy ways, thy going forth and thy coming home, yea and thy madness against me. Therefore thy furiousness against me, and thy pride is come before me. I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bridle bit in the jaws of thee, and turn thee about, even the same way thou camest.

which said unto God, 'Go from us.' And what did the Almighty do with them? He filled their houses with good things. But the council of the ungodly is far from me. For with joy shall the godly, and with gladness shall the innocent,read more.
see that their increase shall be hewn down, and their posterity consumed with fire.

His wisdom maketh all men fools. And confounded be all casters of images, for that they cast is but a vain thing, and hath no life. The vain craftsmen with their works, that they in their vanity hath made, shall perish one with another in the time of visitation. Nevertheless, Jacob's portion is not such: but it is he that hath made all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of Hosts is his name.

By the reason of wisdom, all men are become fools. Confounded be all the casters of images: for the thing that they make is but deceit, and hath no breath. Vain is it; and worthy to be laughed at. And in the time of visitation it shall perish. "Nevertheless, the portion of Jacob is none such: but he that made all things, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, he is the rod of his inheritance.

Moreover, the word of the LORD came unto me, and said, "Thou son of man, wilt thou not reprove this bloodthirsty city? Show them their abominations, and tell them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: O thou city, that sheddest blood in the midst of thee, that thy time may come also: and makest thee Idols to defile thee withal.read more.
Thou hast made thyself guilty in the blood that thou hast shed, and defiled thee in the Idols, which thou hast made. Thou hast caused thy days to draw nigh, and made the time of thy years to come. Therefore will I make thee to be confounded among the heathen, and to be despised in all the lands. Whether they be nigh or far from thee, they shall laugh thee to scorn; thou that hast gotten thee so foul a name, and art full of mischief.

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, "Should not he that maketh many words, be answered? Should he that babbleth much, be commended therein? Should men give ear unto thee only? Thou wilt laugh other men to scorn; and shall nobody mock thee again?

For though I be an innocent, and my conscience clear, yea am I weary of my life. "This one thing will I say: He destroyeth both the righteous and ungodly. And though he slay suddenly with the scourge, yet will he laugh at the punishment of the innocent.read more.
As for the world, he giveth it over into the power of the wicked; and he shall cover the faces of the judges thereof. Is it not so? Where is he - or who is he - that can show the contrary?

Wine is a voluptuous thing, and drunkenness causes sedition; whoso delighteth therein, shall never be wise.

He that is proud and presumptuous, is called a scornful man, which in wrath dare work maliciously.

Cast out the scornful man, and so shall strife go out with him; yea, variance and slander shall cease.

Whoso reproveth a scornful person, getteth himself dishonour: and he that rebuketh the ungodly, staineth himself.

Wicked people bring a city in decay, but wise men set it up again.

A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him; neither will he come among the wise.

"O ye children, how long will ye love childishness? How long will the scorners delight in scorning, and the unwise be enemies unto knowledge? O turn you unto my correction: lo, I will express my mind unto you, and make you understand my words. Seeing then that I have called, and ye refused it: I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded it,read more.
but all my counsels have ye despised and set my corrections to naught. Therefore shall I also laugh in your destruction, and mock you, when the thing that ye fear cometh upon you:

A wise son will receive his father's warning; but he that is scornful, will not hear when he is reproved.

If thou smitest a scornful person, the ignorant shall take better heed; and if thou reprovest one that hath understanding, he will be the wiser.

O Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.

A scornful body seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy to come by, unto him that will understand.

Fools make but a sport of sin; but there is favourable love among the righteous.

The thought of the foolish is sin, and the scornful is an abomination unto men.

Wherein take ye your pleasure? Upon whom gape ye with your mouth, and blear out your tongue? Are ye not children of adultery, and a seed of dissimulation?

Even so goeth it this day with our kings and princes, for they begin to be wood drunken through wine: they use familiarity with such as deceive them.

If thou be wise, thy wisdom shall do thyself good: but if thou thinkest scorn thereof, it shall be thine own harm.

Whoso laugheth the poor to scorn, blasphemeth his maker; and he that is glad of another man's hurt, shall not be unpunished.

A false witness laugheth judgement to scorn; and the mouth of the ungodly eateth up wickedness. Punishments are ordained for the scornful, and stripes for fools' backs.

When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.

Whoso laugheth his father to scorn, and setteth his mother's commandment at naught; the ravens pick out his eyes in the valley, and devoured be he of the young Eagles.

And therefore make no mocks at it, that your captivity increase not. For I have heard the LORD God of Hosts say that there shall come a sudden destruction and plague upon the whole earth.

Then shall the furious people cease, and the mockers shall be put away, and all they that do wrong shall be plucked out,

This shall happen unto them for their pride, because they have dealt so shamefully with the LORD of Hosts' people, and magnified themselves above them. The LORD shall be grim upon them, and destroy all the goods in the land. And all the Isles of the Heathen shall worship him, every man in his place.

Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.