Reviling and Reproaching
42 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
33 sections
- Athenian Philosophers
- Blessedness of Enduring, for Christ's Sake
- Excludes from Heaven
- Forbidden
- Goliath
- Happiness of Enduring, for Christ's Sake
- Jews
- Joseph's Brethren
- Malefactor
- Michal
- Ministers should not Fear
- Moabites and Ammonites
- Pharisees
- Punishment For
- Saints: Endure
- Saints: Endure for Christ's Sake
- Saints: Endure for God's Sake
- Saints: May Take Pleasure In
- Saints: Pray Under
- Saints: Return Blessings For
- Saints: should Expect
- Saints: should not Fear
- Saints: Sometimes Depressed By
- Saints: Supported Under
- Saints: Trust in God Under
- Sennacherib
- Shimei
- The Conduct of Christ Under
- The Wicked Utter, Against: Christ
- The Wicked Utter, Against: God
- The Wicked Utter, Against: God, by Opposing the Poor
- The Wicked Utter, Against: Rulers
- The Wicked Utter, Against: Saints
Athenian Philosophers
- Acts 17:18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the …
Blessedness of Enduring, for Christ's Sake
- Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Excludes from Heaven
- 1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Forbidden
- 1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Goliath
- 1 Samuel 17:43 “Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Happiness of Enduring, for Christ's Sake
- 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Jews
- Matthew 27:39–40 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads …
- John 8:48 The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
Joseph's Brethren
- Genesis 37:19 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
Malefactor
- Luke 23:39 One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
Michal
- 2 Samuel 6:20 When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the …
Ministers should not Fear
- Ezekiel 2:6 But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are …
Moabites and Ammonites
- Zephaniah 2:8 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
Pharisees
- Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Punishment For
- Zephaniah 2:8–9 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. …
- Matthew 5:22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Saints: Endure
- 1 Timothy 4:10 To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
- Hebrews 10:33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
Saints: Endure for Christ's Sake
- Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Saints: Endure for God's Sake
- Psalm 69:7 For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
Saints: May Take Pleasure In
- 2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Saints: Pray Under
- 2 Kings 19:4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a …
- 2 Kings 19:16 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
- Psalm 89:50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people —
Saints: Return Blessings For
- 1 Corinthians 4:12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
- 1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Saints: should Expect
- Matthew 10:25 It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Saints: should not Fear
- Isaiah 51:7 Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
Saints: Sometimes Depressed By
- Psalm 42:10–11 Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” …
- Psalm 44:16 at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.
- Psalm 69:20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
Saints: Supported Under
- 2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Saints: Trust in God Under
- Psalm 57:3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
- Psalm 119:42 Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
Sennacherib
- Isaiah 37:17 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
- Isaiah 37:23–24 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! …
Shimei
- 2 Samuel 16:7–8 And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed! …
The Conduct of Christ Under
- 1 Peter 2:23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
The Wicked Utter, Against: Christ
- Matthew 27:39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- Luke 7:34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
The Wicked Utter, Against: God
- Psalm 74:22 Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
- Psalm 79:12 Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.
The Wicked Utter, Against: God, by Opposing the Poor
- Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
The Wicked Utter, Against: Rulers
- 2 Peter 2:10–11 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings. …
- Jude 8–9 Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings. …
The Wicked Utter, Against: Saints
- Psalm 102:8 All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
- Zephaniah 2:8 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
Related topics
Reviling and Reproaching of Christ, PredictedReviling and Reproaching of Rulers Specially ForbiddenAngels are Examples of MeeknessRailing
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.