Psalm 22:6


But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man;
I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.

Job 25:6


How much less man, that maggot,
And the son of man, that worm!”

Isaiah 41:14


“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 49:7


This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says,
To the thoroughly despised One,
To the One hated by the nation
To the Servant of rulers,
Kings will see and arise,
Princes shall also bow down,
Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”

Isaiah 53:3


He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.

Psalm 31:11


Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me on the street run from me.

Psalm 69:7-12


Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.

Psalm 69:19-20


You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];
My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].

Psalm 88:8


You have put my friends far from me;
You have made me an object of loathing to them.
I am shut up and I cannot go out.

Lamentations 3:30


Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him;
Let him be filled with reproach.

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man came eating and drinking [with others], and they say, ‘Look! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]!’ Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by her deeds [in the lives of those who respond to Me].”

Matthew 12:24

But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons.”

Matthew 27:20-23

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.

John 7:15

Then the Jews were perplexed. They said, “How did this man become learned [so versed in the Scriptures and theology] without formal training?”

John 7:20

The crowd answered, “You have a demon [You are out of Your mind]! Who wants to kill You?”

John 7:47-49

Then the Pharisees said to them, “Have you also been deluded and swept off your feet?

John 8:48

The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and [that You] have a demon [and are under its power]?”

Hebrews 13:12

Therefore Jesus also suffered and died outside the [city] gate so that He might sanctify and set apart for God as holy the people [who believe] through [the shedding of] His own blood.

Revelation 15:3

And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

“Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment],

O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all];
Righteous and true are Your ways,
O King of the nations!

Psalm 31:1

In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed;
In Your righteousness rescue me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

General references

Bible References

A reproach

Psalm 31:1
In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed;
In Your righteousness rescue me.
Psalm 69:7

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.
Psalm 88:8

You have put my friends far from me;
You have made me an object of loathing to them.
I am shut up and I cannot go out.
Isaiah 49:7

This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says,
To the thoroughly despised One,
To the One hated by the nation
To the Servant of rulers,
Kings will see and arise,
Princes shall also bow down,
Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
Lamentations 3:30

Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him;
Let him be filled with reproach.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking [with others], and they say, ‘Look! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]!’ Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by her deeds [in the lives of those who respond to Me].”
Matthew 12:24
But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons.”
Matthew 27:20
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.
John 7:15
Then the Jews were perplexed. They said, “How did this man become learned [so versed in the Scriptures and theology] without formal training?”
John 8:48
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and [that You] have a demon [and are under its power]?”
Revelation 15:3
And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

“Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment],

O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all];
Righteous and true are Your ways,
O King of the nations!
Hebrews 13:12
Therefore Jesus also suffered and died outside the [city] gate so that He might sanctify and set apart for God as holy the people [who believe] through [the shedding of] His own blood.

General references

Lamentations 3:14

I have become the [object of] ridicule to all my people,
And [the subject of] their mocking song all the day.
Luke 2:12
And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find a Baby wrapped in [swaddling] cloths and lying in a manger.”