Bible Verses About Scoffing

And the runners go with letters from the hand of the king and his heads, into all Israel and Judah, even according to the command of the king, saying, `O sons of Israel, turn back unto Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He doth turn back unto the escaped part that is left of you from the hand of the kings of Asshur;

and do not be like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, God of their fathers, and He giveth them to desolation, as ye do see.

`Now, harden not your neck like your fathers, give a hand to Jehovah, and come in to His sanctuary, that He hath sanctified to the age, and serve Jehovah your God, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from you;

for in your turning back unto Jehovah, your brethren and your sons have mercies before their captors, even to return to this land, for gracious and merciful is Jehovah your God, and He doth not turn aside the face from you, if ye turn back unto Him.'

And the runners are passing over from city to city, in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: and they are laughing at them, and mocking at them,

and they are mocking at the messengers of God, and despising His words, and acting deceitfully with His prophets, till the going up of the fury of Jehovah against His people--till there is no healing.

And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

What is the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

Who is a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where is thy God?'

With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where is thy God?'

And they have said, `How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

And they speak against God--they said: `Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'

Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. `Also--bread is He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?'

Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned--thyself bearest it .

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke.

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.

Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright--a pleasing thing.

Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!