Topic
Derision
11 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Psalms 2:4ISBE · Nave The wicked held in, by God
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
- Genesis 18:12Nave INSTANCES OF — Sarah, when the angels gave her the promise of a child
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
- Exodus 32:25ISBE
¶ And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
- 2 Kings 2:23Nave INSTANCES OF — The evil children of Beth-el deride Elisha
¶ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: 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.
- 2 Chronicles 30:1–10Nave INSTANCES OF — The people of Israel scoff at Hezekiah
And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel. For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and…
- Job 30:1ISBE
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.
- Psalms 59:8ISBE
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
- Psalms 119:51ISBE
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
- Proverbs 1:26Nave The wicked held in, by God
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
- Ezekiel 23:32ISBE
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.
- Wisdom of Solomon 5:3ISBE
And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, and a proverb of reproach:
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
de-rizh'-un: Three verbs are so translated luts, "scorn" (Ps 119:51); la`agh, "mock" (Ps 2:4; 59:8; Eze 23:32); and sachaq, "laugh at" (Job 30:1; Ex 32:25 margin, "a whispering"; compare The Wisdom of Solomon 5:3). This word is found almost exclusively in the Psalms and Prophets; Jeremiah is fond of it. It is used both as a substantive and a verb, the latter in the phrase "to have in derision:"
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 5 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.