10 Bible Verses about Contempt

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox goes up he shall break down their stone wall.

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? Will ye rebel against the king?

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

They answered and said to him, Thou were born entirely in sins, and thou teach us. And they cast him outside.

And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why have thou come down? And with whom have thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and t

LORD will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

He who sits in the heavens will laugh. LORD will have them in derision.

But thou, O LORD, will laugh at them. Thou will have all the nations in derision.

I also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes,

Surely {the Lord is opposed to the arrogant (LXX/NT)}, but he gives grace to the lowly.

devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good,

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 LORD of hosts, an

When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach.

He was despised, and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. And as him from whom men hide their face he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

And having woven a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And having knelt down before him, they ridiculed him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!

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

And he also spoke this parable to some of those who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous, and disdained other men.

who say, Stand by thyself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.

Therefore he who disregards, disregards not man, but God, who also gave his Holy Spirit to you.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

A fool despises his father's correction, but he who regards reproof gets prudence.

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor because LORD is his refuge.

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

And at that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands for the sons of thy people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. And at that time thy people s And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

For as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to the Son to have life in himself. And he also gave him authority to execute judgment because he is a son of man. Marvel not at this, because an hour comes in which all those in the sepulchers will hear his voice, read more.
and will come forth, those who have done right to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced wrong to a resurrection of judgment.

Hear, O our God, for we are despised, and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity,

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

And especially those going rear of flesh in a degenerate lust, and who despise lordship. Reckless, self-willed men, they do not tremble when speaking evil of dignities.

Nevertheless in the same way also these men who dream, indeed defile flesh, and reject lordship, and speak evil of dignities.

Let not any man therefore disparage him, but send him forth in peace, so that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brothers.

Because, The letters, he says, are indeed weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is disdained.

And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants now-a-days who break away every man from his master. Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men of whom I know not from where they are?

But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

Let no man disparage thy youth, but become an example of the faithful, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

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

And they shall dwell securely therein. Yea, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed judgments upon all those who do them spite round about them. And they shall know that I am LOR

See that ye not disparage one of these little ones, for I say to you, that in the heavens their agents do always behold the face of my Father in the heavens.

And those who have believing masters, let them not disparage them because they are brothers, instead let them serve more because they are believers and beloved--those who are recipients of the benefit. Teach and exhort these things

And it was so, as the ark of 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 LORD, and she despised him in her heart.

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth. For he is the messenger of LORD of hosts. But ye are turned aside out of the way. Ye have caused many to stumble in the law. Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says LORD of hosts. Therefore I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.

When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach.

And the sons of those who afflicted thee shall come bending to thee. And all those who despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet. And they shall call thee The city of LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

If I have despised the case of my man-servant or of my maid-servant when they contended with me, what then shall I do when God rises up? And when he visits, what shall I answer him?

The man who eats should not disdain the man who does not eat, and the man who does not eat should not criticize the man who eats, for God has received him.

My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism. For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in, and ye have regard for the man wearing the bright clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here well, and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here below my footstool,

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Even young children despise me. If I arise, they speak against me.

But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?