And Tobijah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox went up, it would break down their stone wall. --

And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing which ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.

And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard while he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.

But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

I also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;

He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,

Therefore as a tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and dry grass sinketh down in the flame, their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; for they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom men hide their faces; despised, and we esteemed him not.

and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.

And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest of men, this parable:

who say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.

He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.

He therefore that in this disregards his brother, disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.

A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.

Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah was his refuge.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of distress, such as never was since there was a nation until that time. And at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that is found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.

For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself, and has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is Son of man. Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice, read more.
and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.

Hear, our God, for we are despised, and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in a land of captivity!

Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

and specially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Bold are they, self-willed; they do not fear speaking injuriously of dignities:

Yet in like manner these dreamers also defile the flesh, and despise lordship, and speak railingly against dignities.

Let not therefore any one despise him; but set him forward in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brethren.

because his letters, he says, are weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master. And shall I take my bread, and my water, and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men whom I know not whence they are?

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.

They shall dwell in it in safety, and shall build houses and plant vineyards; and they shall dwell in safety, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despised them round about them: and they shall know that I am Jehovah their God.

See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in the heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens.

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithful and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service rendered. These things teach and exhort.

And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seek the law; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts. And I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, because ye have not kept my ways, but have respect of persons in administering the law.

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

And the children of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was lightly esteemed in her eyes.

If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me, What then should I do when God riseth up? and if he visited, what should I answer him?

Let not him that eats make little of him that eats not; and let not him that eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him.

My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, Lord of glory, with respect of persons: for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel, and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Even young children despise me; I rise up, and they speak against me.

But ye have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the tribunals?