65 Bible Verses about Mockery

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Isaiah 52:5

Now therefore, what have I here, says Jehovah, that My people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule make them howl, says Jehovah; and without ceasing My name is blasphemed every day.

Psalm 74:10

O God, how long shall the enemy speak evil? Shall the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?

Job 30:1

But now those younger laugh at me, whose fathers I would have refused to set with the dogs of my flock.

Job 17:2

Are not mockeries with me? Yea, my eye rests on their insults.

Job 21:3

Rise with me and I shall speak; and after I have spoken, mock on.

Job 30:9

And now I am their song; yea, I am their byword.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they mocked the messengers of God and despised His words, and ill-treated His prophets until the wrath of Jehovah arose against His people, until there was no healing.

Nehemiah 2:19

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

Psalm 22:7

All who see Me mock me; they shoot out the lip; they shake the head, saying,

Psalm 35:15-16

But in my stumbling they rejoiced, and gathered themselves; the defamers gathered themselves against me, and I knew not; they tore and were not silent, with the hypocrites, mockers, for a cake, they gnashed on me with their teeth.

Psalm 80:6

You make us a strife for our neighbors; and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Psalm 89:50-51

Remember, Lord, the scorn of Your servants; how I bear in my bosom the insult of all the mighty people, with which Your enemies have cursed, O Jehovah; with which they have cursed the footsteps of Your anointed.

Psalm 119:51

The proud have utterly scorned me; yet I have not turned aside from Your Law.

Jeremiah 20:7

O Jehovah, You have deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I, and You have prevailed. I am in derision all the day; everyone laughs at me.

Acts 17:32

And hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked; and others said, We will hear you again concerning this.

Acts 26:24

And he defending himself with these things, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you rave! Your many letters turn you to insanity.

Matthew 20:17-19

And going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death. And they shall deliver Him to the nations to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He shall rise again.

Mark 10:32-34

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them. And they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took the Twelve again and began to tell them what would happen to Him, saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes. And they will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him to the nations. And they will mock Him, and will scourge Him, and will spit on Him, and will kill Him. And the third day He shall rise again.

Luke 18:31-33

And He took the Twelve and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the nations and will be mocked and insulted and spat on. And they will scourge Him and put Him to death, and the third day He will rise again.

Matthew 26:67-68

Then they spat in His face and beat Him with the fist. And others struck Him with the palms of their hands, saying, Prophesy to us, Christ; who is the one who struck you?

Mark 14:65

And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face and to beat Him, and to say to Him, Prophesy! And the under-officers struck Him with slaps.

Luke 22:63-65

And the men who held Jesus mocked Him, beating Him. And blindfolding Him, they struck Him on His face. And they asked Him, saying, Prophesy! Who is it who struck you? And they spoke many other things blasphemously against Him.

Luke 23:11

And humiliating Him with his guardsmen, and mocking Him by putting luxurious clothing around Him, Herod sent Him again to Pilate.

Matthew 27:27-31

Then taking Jesus into the praetorium, the soldiers of the governor gathered the cohort against Him. And stripping Him, they put a scarlet robe around Him. And plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!read more.
And spitting at Him, they took the reed and struck at His head. And after they had mocked Him, they took the robe off of Him and put His own clothing on Him and led Him away to crucify Him.

Mark 15:16-20

And the soldiers led Him away inside the court, which is the praetorium. And they called together all the cohort. And they clothed Him with purple and plaited a crown of thorns and put it around His head. And they began to salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews!read more.
And they struck Him on the head with a reed, and spat on Him, and placing the knees, they bowed to Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him and put His own clothes on Him and led Him out to crucify Him.

Matthew 27:41-44

And in the same way also the chief priests mocked, with the scribes and elders, saying, He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him. (For He said, I am the Son of God.)read more.
And also the thieves who were crucified with Him reviled Him, saying the same.

Mark 15:31-32

And also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes, said to one another, He saved others but he cannot save himself. Let Christ the King of Israel now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe. And they who were crucified with Him insulted Him.

Luke 23:35

And the people stood watching. And also the rulers with them, scoffing, saying, He saved others, let Him save Himself, if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.

Luke 23:36

And coming near, the soldiers also mocked Him, and offering Him sour wine,

2 Kings 19:20-28

And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, I have heard what you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria. This is the word that Jehovah has spoken concerning him: The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you and laughed you to scorn. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you. Whom have you mocked and blasphemed? And against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Even against the Holy One of Israel!read more.
You have mocked Jehovah by your messengers, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down its tall cedar trees, its choice fir trees. And I will enter into the lodgings of its borders, its densest forest; I have dug and drunk foreign waters, and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt. Have you not heard it from afar, I made it? From days of old I fashioned it! Now I have caused it to come; that you should make fortified cities desolate heaps of ruins. And their people were of small power, they were fearful and put to shame. They were like the grass of the field, and the green herb, like the grass on the house-tops, and like grain blasted before it was grown up. But I know your sitting down, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against Me. Because of your rage against Me, and because your arrogance has come up into My ears, even I will put My hook in your nose, and My bridle in your lips. And I will turn you back by the way in which you came.

Isaiah 37:22-29

this is the word which Jehovah has spoken concerning him: The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head behind you. Whom have you mocked and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Even against the Holy One of Israel. By your servants you have mocked Jehovah and have said, by my many chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars of it, and its choice fir trees; and I will go to its greatest height, the forest of its Carmel.read more.
I have dug and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt. Have you not heard from afar? I made it from days of old, even I have formed it. Now I have caused it to come, and you are to cause fortified cities to crash into heaps, ruins. And their inhabitants were short of hand; dismayed and ashamed. They were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, even grain blasted before it has risen. But I know your sitting down, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against Me. Because of your raging against Me, and your arrogance has come up into My ears, therefore I will put My hook in your nose, and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way which you came.

Job 22:17-20

who said to God, Depart from us; and, What can the Almighty do to them? Yet He filled their houses with substance; and the wisdom of the wicked is far from me. The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn.read more.
Truly our foe is not cut down, and fire has eaten their wealth.

Jeremiah 10:14-16

Every man is stupid for lack of knowledge; every refiner is put to shame by the graven image; for his molten image is a lie, and no breath is in them. They are vanity, the work of delusion; in the time of their judgment they shall perish. The Portion of Jacob is not like them; for He is the Maker of all things; and Israel is the rod of His inheritance. Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Jeremiah 51:17-19

Every man is brutish in knowledge; every refiner is put to shame by idols. For his molded image is a lie, and no breath is in them. They are vanity, the work of errors; in the time of their judgment they shall perish. The Portion of Jacob is not like them; for He is the Former of all things, and Israel is the rod of His inheritance. Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Ezekiel 22:1-5

And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying, And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? And you shall make her know all her abominations. And you shall say, So says the Lord Jehovah: The city sheds blood in her midst that her time may come, and makes idols against herself to defile herself.read more.
You are guilty in your blood that you have shed; and you have defiled yourself in your idols you have made. And your days are brought near, and have come to your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all lands. Those who are near and those far from you shall mock against you, O defiled of name, abounding in tumult.

Job 11:1-3

And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said, Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified? Should your lies make men silent? And will you mock and no one make you ashamed?

Job 9:21-24

Though I were perfect, yet I would not know my soul. I would despise my life. It is One, therefore I said, He is consuming the perfect and the wicked. If the whip kills suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the innocent.read more.
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges; if it is not He, then who is it?

Proverbs 22:10

Cast out the scorner, and fighting shall go out; yes, quarrels and shame shall cease.

Proverbs 9:7

One rebuking a scorner gets shame to himself; and one rebuking a wicked one gets himself a blemish.

Proverbs 29:8

Scornful men bring a city into a snare, but the wise turn away wrath.

Proverbs 1:22-26

How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge? Turn at my warning; behold, I will pour out my Spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. Because I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention;read more.
but you have despised all my advice, and would have none of my warning. I also will laugh at your trouble; I will mock when your fear comes;

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 14:6

A scorner seeks wisdom, and it is not found, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

Isaiah 57:4

Of whom are you making sport? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and draw out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, a lying seed,

Hosea 7:5

In the day of our king, the rulers have sickened themselves with the heat of wine. He stretches out his hand with scorners.

Proverbs 9:12

If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself; but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

Proverbs 19:28-29

An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 21:11

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Isaiah 28:22

So then do not be mockers, lest your bands be made strong; for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of Hosts that a full end is decreed on all the earth.

Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scorner is destroyed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off;

Zephaniah 2:10-11

They shall have this for their pride, because they have cursed and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of Hosts. Jehovah will be frightening to them; for He will make all the gods of the earth lean; each man from his place and all the coastlands of the nations shall bow to Him.

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