'Despise' in the Bible
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Blessed [morally courageous and spiritually alive with life-joy in God’s goodness] are you when people hate you, and exclude you [from their fellowship], and insult you, and scorn your name as evil because of [your association with] the Son of Man.
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon. On the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Why, then, do you criticize your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For all of us will stand before the judgment seat of God.
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.
he, therefore, who is despising -- doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.
Despise not prophesyings.
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Contemn (3 instances)
- Despise (90 instances)
- Disdain (13 instances)
- Disregard (27 instances)
- Scorn (90 instances)
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