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

Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed?

People gaped at me with mouths wide open; they slap me in their scorn and gather together against me.

Mockers surround me; I cannot stop staring at their hostility all through the night.

Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me.

"But now they mock me; men who are far younger than I, whose fathers I would have hated to entrust with my own sheep dogs.

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they gape at me with open mouths and shake their heads at me.

Malicious mockers they gnashed their teeth against me.

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

Still others endured taunts and floggings, and even chains and imprisonment.

Calleth

My friends mock me, while my eyes overflow with tears to God,

When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him in his distress. I will deliver him, and I will honor him.

"Call to me and I'll answer you, and will tell you about great and hidden things that you don't know.'

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God who will deliver me. My God will hear me.

The just

Someone whose conduct is upright fears the LORD, but whoever is devious in his ways despises him.

They laughed and laughed at him. But when he had driven all of them outside, he took the child's father and mother, along with the men who were with him, and went into the room where the child was.

Now the Pharisees, who love money, had been listening to all this and began to ridicule Jesus.

When they heard about a resurrection of the dead, some began joking about it, while others said, "We will hear you again about this."