Thematic Bible: Scorn
Thematic Bible
Justice » The wicked » Scorn
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
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Scorn » Scorners
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
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Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.
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Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem: "Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'"
The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
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A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
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"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
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Yahweh's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous. Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.
A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
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Scorn » Those that reprove a scorner
He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse. Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. read more.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
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Scorn » The time when a scorner is punished
When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
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Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
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Scorn » Who the lord scorns
Yahweh's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous. Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.
Scorn » The reward for casting out the scorner
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
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Scorn » Those that do not sit in the seat of the scornful
Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh's law. On his law he meditates day and night.