6 occurrences

'Laughing stock' in the Bible

"I'm a laughingstock to my friends, someone who called on God. But then he answered this upright and blameless man, and I have become a laughingstock.

Verse ConceptsHumourRidicule, Objects OfAnswered PromisesThe Righteous PerishingGod Answered Prayerjoking

You made us a laughing stock to our neighbors, a source of mockery and derision to those around us.

Verse ConceptsBeing Reproved

You deceived me, LORD, and I've been deceived. You overpowered me, and you prevailed. I've become a laughing stock all day long, and everyone mocks me.

Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleCruelty, examples ofMockeryPainRidicule, Objects OfDerisionAmbivalenceGod DeceivingDeception

I have become a laughingstock to all my people, the object of their taunts throughout the day.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofMockeryRidicule, Objects OfSongsUnceasingContinual Hardship

"This is what the Lord GOD says: "You'll drink from your sister's cup, which is both large and deep. You'll become a laughing stock and an object of derision, since the cup is so full!

Verse ConceptsRidicule, Nature OfDeep Things

They return but not to the Most High. They are like a defective weapon. Their princes will fall by the sword because of their raging tongue, and they will be a laughingstock in the land of Egypt."

Verse ConceptsFaultsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfRidicule, Nature OfAccuracyKilled With The Sword

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Laughing-Stock (13 instances)

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