Thematic Bible: Despised

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? Verse Concepts

He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and familiar with illness; and as one from whom men hide their face. He was despised, and we did not value him. Verse Concepts

save yourself, and come down from the cross."

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him. Verse Concepts

Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane. Why do you listen to him?" Verse Concepts

Hear, earth. 'Behold, I will bring disaster on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it. Verse Concepts

Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Verse Concepts

For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear the law of the LORD; Verse Concepts

but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy. Verse Concepts

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children. Verse Concepts

The LORD says, "Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein, Verse Concepts

They did not keep God's covenant, and refused to walk by his Law. Verse Concepts

Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have rejected the LORD's law, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have led them astray, after which their fathers walked; Verse Concepts

He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. Verse Concepts

Do not treat prophecies with contempt, Verse Concepts

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. Verse Concepts

But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts? Verse Concepts

The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends. Verse Concepts

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone. Verse Concepts

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. Verse Concepts

But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts? Verse Concepts

The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends. Verse Concepts

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone. Verse Concepts

The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. Verse Concepts

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy. Verse Concepts

There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: whoever hates reproof shall die. Verse Concepts

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil. Verse Concepts

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. Verse Concepts

and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; Verse Concepts

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. Verse Concepts

but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof; Verse Concepts

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly. Verse Concepts

Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?" He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD. Verse Concepts

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil." Jehoshaphat said, "Do not let the king say so." Verse Concepts

It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?" Verse Concepts

Then spoke the priests and the prophets to the officials and to all the people, saying, "This man is worthy of death; for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears." Verse Concepts

Only do not rebel against the LORD, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is removed from over them, and the LORD is with us. Do not fear them." But all the congregation threatened to stone them with stones. The glory of the LORD appeared in the Tent of Meeting to all the children of Israel.

Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. Verse Concepts

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and wanted to kill them. Verse Concepts

They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things. They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.

For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." So Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she could not,

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time. Verse Concepts

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?" Verse Concepts

He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?" Verse Concepts

I am small and despised. I do not forget your precepts.

It was so, as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. Verse Concepts

I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke. Verse Concepts

When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face. Verse Concepts

And God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something, Verse Concepts

Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now. Verse Concepts