Thematic Bible: Scorn


Thematic Bible



A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.


Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.



Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah, ye men of scorning, Ruling this people that is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said: 'We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a provision, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Doth not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And in falsehood have been hidden.'


A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.


The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.



The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning. read more.
The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.



When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.


The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.


Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.


O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; But -- in the law of Jehovah is his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night: