Nehemiah 4:4
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4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their taunt back on their own heads, and give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.(A)
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Psalm 79:12
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12 Return sevenfold into the bosom of our neighbors
the taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord!(A)
Psalm 123:3-4
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3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.(A)
4 Our soul has had more than its fill
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.(B)
Proverbs 3:34
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34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
but to the humble he shows favor.(A)
Hosea 12:14
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14 Ephraim has given bitter offense,
so his Lord will bring his crimes down on him
and pay him back for his insults.(A)
1 Samuel 17:26
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26 David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”(A)
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