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'Despise' in the Bible
Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not loathe his rebuke.
People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.
Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.