Job 12:4

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Summary

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

One mocked

Calleth

The just

Bible References

One mocked

“Shall your boasts silence men?
And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

“They have gaped at me with their mouth,
They have

slapped me on the cheek with contempt;

They have massed themselves against me.

“Surely mockers are with me,
And my eye gazes on their provocation.

“Bear with me that I may speak;
Then after I have spoken, you may mock.

“But now those younger than I mock me,
Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

All who see me

sneer at me;

They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,

Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth.

And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

and others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment.

Calleth

“My friends are my scoffers;

My eye weeps to God.

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.

‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.

The just

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He *took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and *entered the room where the child was.

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, “We shall hear you again concerning this.”