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1 Peter 2 23
when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.
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Proverbs 10:19
When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent.
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Luke 18:9
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:
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Psalms 123:3-4
Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we’ve had more than enough contempt.We’ve had more than enough scorn from the arrogant and contempt from the proud.
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Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at him.
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Judges 9:38
Zebul replied,“ What do you have to say now? You said,‘ Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Aren’t these the troops you despised? Now go and fight them!”
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1 Samuel 10 27
But some wicked men said,“ How can this guy save us?” They despised him and did not bring him a gift, but Saul said nothing.
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Proverbs 14:21
The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.
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Nehemiah 4:2-4
before his colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria and said,“ What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said,“ Indeed, even if a fox climbed up what they are building, he would break down their stone wall!”Listen, our God, for we are despised. Make their insults return on their own heads and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
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2 Kings 18 36
But the people kept silent; they did not answer him at all, for the king’s command was,“ Don’t answer him.”
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Judges 9:27-29
So they went out to the countryside and harvested grapes from their vineyards. They trampled the grapes and held a celebration. Then they went to the house of their god, and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.Gaal son of Ebed said,“ Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal, and isn’t Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?If only these people were in my power, I would remove Abimelech.” So he said to Abimelech,“ Gather your army and come out.”
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John 7:48-52
Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him?But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed.”Nicodemus— the one who came to him previously and who was one of them— said to them,“ Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”“ You aren’t from Galilee too, are you?” they replied.“ Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”[ The earliest mss do not include 7:53– 8:11.][