'Reproach' in the Bible
He does not slander with his tongue,Nor does evil to his neighbor,Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,Especially to my neighbors,And an object of dread to my acquaintances;Those who see me on the street run from me.
“Save me from all my transgressions;Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.
As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”
Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.
For zeal for Your house has consumed me,And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].
Reproach and insults have broken my heart and I am so sick.I looked for sympathy, but there was none,And for comforters, but I found none.
Let those who attack my life be ashamed and consumed;Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.
O God, how long will the adversary scoff?Is the enemy to revile Your name forever?
He drove His enemies backward;He subjected them to lasting shame and dishonor.
We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation],A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.
All who pass along the road rob him;He has become the scorn of his neighbors.
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants [scorned, insulted, and disgraced];How I bear in my heart the reproach of all the many peoples,
My enemies taunt me all day long;Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others;When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].
Take reproach and contempt away from me,For I observe Your testimonies.
Turn away my reproach which I dread,For Your ordinances are good.
So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].