Mockery

Mockery is scorning or ridiculing God, his word, or other people, and God is not mocked. This page lists verses on the scorner, taunts against God, the mocking of Jesus and of God's servants, and scoffers in the last days.

God is not mocked

• Galatians 6:7
  Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
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• Proverbs 3:34
  Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
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• Psalm 2:1-4
  ¹Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? ²The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: ³Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” ⁴He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
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• 2 Chronicles 36:15-16
  ¹⁵And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. ¹⁶But 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.
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• Proverbs 19:29
  Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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The scorner

• Psalm 1:1
  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.
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• Proverbs 9:7-8
  ⁷He 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. ⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
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• Proverbs 13:1
  A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
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• Proverbs 14:6
  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.
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• Proverbs 21:24
  Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
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• Proverbs 22:10
  Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
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• Proverbs 24:9
  The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
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Taunts against God

• Psalm 42:10
  As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
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• Psalm 73:11
  And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
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• Isaiah 5:19
  That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
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• Jeremiah 17:15
  Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!”
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The mocking of Jesus

• Mark 10:33-34
  ³³Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles, ³⁴And 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.”
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• Luke 22:63-64
  ⁶³And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him. ⁶⁴And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
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• Matthew 27:27-31
  ²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him. ²⁸And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. ²⁹And 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!” ³⁰And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly. ³¹And 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.
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• Matthew 27:39-43
  ³⁹And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” ⁴¹Likewise 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, ⁴²He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
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• Luke 23:35-37
  ³⁵And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” ³⁶And 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. ³⁷And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”
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Mocking of God's people and messengers

• Genesis 21:9
  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,
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• 2 Kings 2:23-24
  ²³And 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.From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” ²⁴And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
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• Nehemiah 4:1-3
  ¹But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews ²And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?” ³Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
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• Acts 2:13
  Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
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• Acts 17:32
  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.”
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• Hebrews 11:36
  And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
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Scoffers in the last days

• 2 Peter 3:3-4
  ³Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. ⁴And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
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• Jude 1:17-19
  ¹⁷But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ ¹⁸How 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.” ¹⁹These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
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See also

• Speech
• Persecution
• Foolishness
• Pride
• Atheism

Notes

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