2 occurrences

'Byword' in the Bible

"He has made me a byword among people; I'm being spit on in the face.

Verse ConceptsBywordSaliva

I'll make them into a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth; into a cause for contempt, into a byword, into a taunt, and into a curse in all the places to which I drive them.

Verse ConceptsBanishmentOffenceRidicule, Nature OfMade A Horror

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