Scoffing
63 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- Ammonites
- Chief Priests
- Chiefs of Judah
- Enemies of David
- Enemies of Job
- Ephraim and Manasseh
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Herod Antipas
- Ishmael
- Rulers of Israel
- Sanballat
- Soldiers
- some of the Multitude
- The Athenians
- The Heathen
- The Men Who Seized Jesus
- The People and the Jewish Rulers
- The Pharisees
- Tyrians
- Youths at Beth-El
Ammonites
- Ezekiel 25:3 Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,
Chief Priests
- Matthew 27:41 In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
Chiefs of Judah
- 2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
Enemies of David
- Psalm 35:15–16 But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. …
Enemies of Job
Ephraim and Manasseh
- 2 Chronicles 30:10 And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned and mocked them.
General Scriptures Concerning
- 2 Chronicles 30:6–10 At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may …
- 2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- Job 21:14–15 Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways. …
- Job 34:7 What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?
- Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Psalm 42:10 Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Psalm 73:11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
- Psalm 78:19–20 They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? …
- Psalm 107:11–12 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. …
- Proverbs 1:22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 1:25 because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
- Proverbs 3:34 He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
- Proverbs 9:12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
- Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
- Proverbs 14:9 Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
- Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Proverbs 21:11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:24 Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man — of him who acts with excessive pride.
- Proverbs 22:10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
- Proverbs 24:9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
- Isaiah 5:18–19 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes, …
- Isaiah 5:24–25 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and …
- Isaiah 10:15 Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
- Isaiah 29:20 For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
- Isaiah 57:4 Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
- Jeremiah 17:15 Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!”
- Jeremiah 43:2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
- Lamentations 1:7 In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.
- Ezekiel 8:12 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
- Ezekiel 9:9 He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
- Ezekiel 11:2–3 And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city. …
- Ezekiel 12:22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
- Ezekiel 33:20 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”
- Hosea 7:5 The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
- Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
- Mark 3:22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
- Luke 4:23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
- Luke 11:15 but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
- Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
- Acts 2:13 But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
- Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
- 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 …
- Acts 17:32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
- Hebrews 10:29 How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
- 2 Peter 3:3–4 Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. …
Herod Antipas
- Luke 23:11 And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
Ishmael
- Genesis 21:9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
Rulers of Israel
- Isaiah 28:14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
Sanballat
- Nehemiah 4:1 Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
Soldiers
- Matthew 27:28–30 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. …
- Luke 23:36 The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
some of the Multitude
- Acts 2:13 But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
The Athenians
- Acts 17:32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
The Heathen
- Ezekiel 36:2–3 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’ …
The Men Who Seized Jesus
- Luke 22:63–64 The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him. …
The People and the Jewish Rulers
- Luke 23:35 The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
The Pharisees
- Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Tyrians
- Ezekiel 26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
Youths at Beth-El
- 2 Kings 2:23 From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.