16 Bible Verses about Reproach
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The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;
that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world,
if any one be free from all charge against him, husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly. For the overseer must be free from all charge against him as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.
And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies?
And when they came to the nations whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when it was said of them, These are the people of Jehovah, and they are gone forth out of his land.
thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?
For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.
and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:
for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.
on the one hand, when ye were made a spectacle both in reproaches and afflictions; and on the other, when ye became partakers with those who were passing through them.
esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.
therefore let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach:
If ye are reproached in the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.
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Reproach » Suffered
If ye are reproached in the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:
esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.
for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.
on the one hand, when ye were made a spectacle both in reproaches and afflictions; and on the other, when ye became partakers with those who were passing through them.
Reproach » Inconsistency in religious life brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.
And when they came to the nations whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when it was said of them, These are the people of Jehovah, and they are gone forth out of his land.
and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies?
thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God? For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.
Reproach » Who reproaches the lord
Remember this, that an enemy hath reproached Jehovah, and a foolish people have contemned thy name.
Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
Reproach » The reproaches of man falling on jesus Christ
For the Christ also did not please himself; but according as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me. I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. read more.
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee. Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel. Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons; For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
Reproach » Who is a son that brings reproach
He that ruineth his father and chaseth away his mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Reproach » What is a reproach to any people
Reproach » How reproach ceases
Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.
Reproach » What comes with reproach
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.