Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
With the scorning
General references
Bible References
With the scorning
Psalm 73:5
They are immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.
Psalm 119:51
Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.
Job 12:5
For calamity, there is derision (according to the ideas of the fortunate) -- a fate for those whose feet slip!
Job 16:4
I also could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could pile up words against you and I could shake my head at you.
Jeremiah 48:11
"From its earliest days Moab has lived undisturbed. It has never been taken into exile. Its people are like wine allowed to settle undisturbed on its dregs, never poured out from one jar to another. They are like wine which tastes like it always did, whose aroma has remained unchanged.
Acts 17:21
(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)
Acts 26:24
As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, "You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!"
1 Corinthians 4:13
when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world's dirt and scum, even now.
General references
Proverbs 18:3
When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.
Lamentations 3:14
I have become the laughingstock of all people, their mocking song all day long.
Ezekiel 36:6
"Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I have spoken in my zeal and in my anger, because you have endured the insults of the nations.