103 verses contain “mock” (in the KJV: 59, in the BSB: 76) — showing 1–100
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And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that
mocked unto his sons in law.
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were
pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was
joking.
And
Sarah saw the son of
Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham,
mocking.
But
Sarah saw that the son whom
Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was
mocking her son,
That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to
mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I
cried with a loud voice:
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make
sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I
screamed as loud as I could.
And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make
sport of me,
And
Balaam said unto the
ass, Because thou hast
mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
Balaam answered the
donkey, “You have made a
fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
And
Delilah said unto
Samson, Hitherto thou hast
mocked me, and told me lies: tell me
wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
Then
Delilah said to
Samson, “You have
mocked me and
lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be
tied up.” He told her, “If you
weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a
loom and
tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast
mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have
mocked me and failed to
reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
And it came to pass at
noon, that
Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry
aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or
peradventure he sleepeth, and must be
awaked.
At
noon Elijah began to
taunt them, saying, “
Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be
awakened!”
And he went up from thence unto
Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and
mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou
bald head; go up, thou
bald head.
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of
Zion hath
despised thee, and
laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee.
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of
Zion despises you and
mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to
astonishment, and to
hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror,
horror, and
mockery, as you can see with your own eyes.
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.
He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of
Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
He also wrote letters
mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of
Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
But they
mocked the messengers of God, and
despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
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.
But when
Sanballat the Horonite,
Tobiah the
Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they
mocked us and
ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
When the
scourge brings sudden death, He
mocks the
despair of the innocent.
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou
mockest, shall no man make thee
ashamed?
I am as one
mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is
laughed to
scorn.
Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
Would it be well when He examined you? Could you
deceive Him like a man?
Are there not
mockers with me? and
doth not mine eye continue in their
provocation?
Surely
mockers surround me, and my eyes must
gaze at their rebellion.
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on
mocking.
The righteous see it, and are
glad: and the innocent
laugh them to
scorn.
The righteous see it and are
glad; the innocent
mock them:
But now they that are younger than I have me in
derision, whose fathers I would have
disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
“But now they
mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to
entrust with my sheep dogs.
And now am I their song,
yea, I am their
byword.
And now they
mock me in song; I have become a
byword among them.
He
mocketh at fear, and is not
affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
He laughs at fear,
frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful.
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.
All they that see me
laugh me to
scorn: they shoot out the
lip, they
shake the head saying,
All who see me
mock me; they
sneer and
shake their heads:
Like godless jesters at a feast, they
gnashed their teeth at me.
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a
scorn and a
derision to them that are round about us.
You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a
mockery and
derision to those around us.
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall
laugh at him:
The righteous will see and fear; they will
mock the
evildoer, saying,
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak
loftily.
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the
foolish people have
blasphemed thy name.
Arise, O God,
plead thine own cause: remember how the
foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the
fool mocks You all day long.
Thou makest us a
strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies
laugh among themselves.
You make us
contend with our neighbors; our enemies
mock us.
I also will
laugh at your
calamity; I will
mock when your fear cometh;
in turn I will
mock your
calamity; I will
sneer when terror strikes you,
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
He that reproveth a
scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a
blot.
He who corrects a
mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a
scorner heareth not
rebuke.
A
scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
A
mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the
discerning.
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Fools
mock the making of
amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
A
scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
A
mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he
consult the wise.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is
glad at
calamities shall not be unpunished.
He who
mocks the poor insults their Maker;
whoever gloats over
calamity will not go unpunished.
Smite a
scorner, and the simple will
beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
A corrupt witness
mocks justice, and a wicked mouth
swallows iniquity.
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
When the
scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is
instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
When a
mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is
instructed, he acquires knowledge.
Mocker is the name of the proud and
arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
Drive out the
mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
Scornful men bring a city into a
snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
The eye that
mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall
pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
As for the eye that
mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley
pluck it out and young vultures
devour it.
For with
stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Indeed, with
mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
So now, do not
mock, or your
shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
For the terrible one is brought to
nought, and the
scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
For the
ruthless will
vanish, the
mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of
Zion, hath
despised thee, and
laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee.
this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of
Zion despises you and
mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their
visitation they shall perish.
They are worthless, a work to be
mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
I sat not in the assembly of the
mockers, nor
rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with
indignation.
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I
celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with
indignation.
O LORD, thou hast
deceived me, and I was
deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in
derision daily, every one
mocketh me.
And
Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they
mock me.
But King
Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to
abuse me.”
They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their
visitation they shall perish.
They are worthless, a work to be
mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her
affliction and of her
miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the
adversaries saw her, and did
mock at her sabbaths.
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.
I was a
derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
I am a
laughingstock to all my people; they
mock me in song all day long.
Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast
defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a
mocking to all countries.
you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are
defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a
mockery to all the lands.
Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall
mock thee, which art infamous and much
vexed.
Those near and far will
mock you, O infamous city, full of
turmoil.
Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the
desolate wastes, and to the cities that are
forsaken, which became a prey and
derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the
desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a
spoil and a
mockery to the rest of the nations around you.
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a
taunting proverb against him, and say,
Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Will not all of these take up a
taunt against him, speaking with
mockery and
derision: ‘
Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and
magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
This they shall have in return for their pride, for
taunting and
mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was exceeding
wroth, and sent forth, and
slew all the children that were in
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had
diligently enquired of the wise men.
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the
Magi, he was filled with
rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in
Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the
Magi.
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to
mock, and to
scourge, and to
crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be
mocked and
flogged and
crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
And when they had
platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the
knee before him, and
mocked him, saying,
Hail, King of the Jews!
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and
knelt down before Him to
mock Him, saying, “
Hail, King of the Jews!”
And after that they had
mocked him, they took the
robe off from him, and put his own
raiment on him, and led him away to
crucify him.
After they had
mocked Him, they removed the
robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to
crucify Him.
Likewise also the chief priests
mocking him, with the
scribes and elders, said,
In the same way, the chief priests,
scribes, and elders
mocked Him, saying,
And they shall
mock him, and shall
scourge him, and shall
spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
who will
mock Him and
spit on Him and
flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
And when they had
mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to
crucify him.
After they had
mocked Him, they removed the purple
robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to
crucify Him.
Likewise also the chief priests
mocking said among themselves with the
scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
In the same way, the chief priests and
scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
Lest
haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to
mock him,
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work,
everyone who sees it will
ridicule him,
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
And the soldiers also
mocked him, coming to him, and offering him
vinegar,
The soldiers also
mocked Him and came up to offer Him
sour wine.
Others
mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
But others
mocked them and said, “They are
drunk on new wine!”
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some
mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
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.”
And others had trial of cruel
mockings and scourgings,
yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
But my neighbours
mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again.
Therefore unto them, as to children without the use of reason, thou
didst send a judgment to
mock them.
Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but
vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.
A
stallion horse is as a
mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.
So when the first was dead after this number, they brought the second to make him a
mocking stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him,
Wilt thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member of thy body?
