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1 Peter 2 23
and while being abusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;
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Proverbs 10:19
When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise.
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Luke 18:9
Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
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Psalms 123:3-4
Be gracious to us, Lord, be gracious to us, For we have had much more than enough of contempt.Our soul has had much more than enough Of the scoffing of those who are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
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Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were ridiculing Him.
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Judges 9:38
Then Zebul said to him,“ Where then is your boasting with which you said,‘ Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Is this not the people whom you rejected? Go out now and fight them!”
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1 Samuel 10 27
But certain useless men said,“ How can this one save us?” And they despised him and did not bring him a gift. But he kept silent about it.
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Proverbs 14:21
One who despises his neighbor sins, But one who is gracious to the poor is blessed.
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Nehemiah 4:2-4
And he spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy people of Samaria and said,“ What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore the temple for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish it in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of rubble, even the burned ones?”Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him, and he said,“ Even what they are building— if a fox were to jump on it, it would break their stone wall down!”Hear, O our God, how we are an object of contempt! Return their taunting on their own heads, and turn them into plunder in a land of captivity.
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2 Kings 18 36
But the people were silent and did not answer him with even a word, because it was the king’s command:“ Do not answer him.”
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Judges 9:27-29
So they went out to the field and gathered the grapes of their vineyards and trampled them, and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.Then Gaal the son of Ebed said,“ Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is Zebul not his governor? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him?If only this people were under my authority! Then I would do away with Abimelech.” And he said to Abimelech,“ Enlarge your army and come out!”
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John 7:48-52
Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed!”Nicodemus( the one who came to Him before, being one of them)* said to them,“ Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”They answered and said to him,“ You are not from Galilee as well, are you? Examine the Scriptures, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”