Psalm 119:22
Take reproach and contempt away from me,
For I observe Your testimonies.
Psalm 39:8
“Save me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.
Psalm 119:39
Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
1 Samuel 25:10
But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse?
1 Samuel 25:39
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach [suffered] at the hand of Nabal and has kept His servant from [retaliating with] evil. For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, proposing to take her as his wife.
2 Samuel 16:7-8
This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man!
Job 16:20
“My friends are scoffers [who ridicule];
My eye pours out tears to God.
Job 19:2-3
“How long will you torment and exasperate me
And crush me with words?
Psalm 37:3
Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.
Psalm 37:6
He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light,
And your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun].
Psalm 42:10
As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,
While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”
Psalm 68:9-11
You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.
Psalm 68:19-20
Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day,
The God who is our salvation! Selah.
Psalm 119:42
So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].
Psalm 123:3-4
Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
Hebrews 13:13
So, let us go out to Him outside the
1 Peter 2:20
After all, what kind of credit is there if, when you do wrong and are punished for it, you endure it patiently? But if when you do what is right and patiently bear [undeserved] suffering, this finds favor with God.
1 Peter 3:16-17
And see to it that your conscience is entirely clear, so that every time you are slandered or falsely accused, those who attack or disparage your good behavior in Christ will be shamed [by their own words].
1 Peter 4:14-16
If you are insulted and reviled for [bearing] the name of Christ, you are blessed [happy, with life-joy and comfort in God’s salvation regardless of your circumstances], because the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you [and indwelling you—He whom they curse, you glorify].
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Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
“Save me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.
As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,
While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”
You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.
Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
“My friends are scoffers [who ridicule];
My eye pours out tears to God.
“How long will you torment and exasperate me
And crush me with words?
For i have
Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.