Thematic Bible: Scorn
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Justice » The wicked » Scorn
Scorn » Scorners
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you mockers who rule this people in Jerusalem. For you said, "We have cut a deal with Death, and we have made an agreement with Sheol; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, it will not touch us, because we have made falsehood our refuge and have hidden behind treachery."
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
How long will you mockers
and you fools hate knowledge?
The Lord's curse is on the household of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous; He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble.
Scorn » Those that reprove a scorner
The one who corrects a mocker will bring dishonor on himself; the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt. Don't rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will learn more. read more.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Scorn » The time when a scorner is punished
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
Scorn » Who the lord scorns
The Lord's curse is on the household of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous; He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble.
Scorn » The reward for casting out the scorner
Scorn » Those that do not sit in the seat of the scornful
How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the Lord's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.