8 Bible Verses about Disdain

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.

“But now those younger than I mock me,
Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

When I wept in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.
When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.

How long, O God, will the adversary revile,
And the enemy spurn Your name forever?

“Against whom do you jest?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,

“Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”

“Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss at all its wounds.