Proverbs 11:12
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12 Whoever belittles another lacks sense,
but an intelligent person remains silent.(A)
1 Peter 2:23
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23 When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.(A)
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Proverbs 10:19
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19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but the prudent are restrained in speech.(A)
Luke 18:9
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:
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Luke 16:14
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The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.(A)
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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)
John 7:48-52
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48 Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him?(A) 49 But this crowd, which does not know the law, they are accursed.” 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus[a] before and who was one of them, asked, 51 “Our law does not judge people without first giving them a hearing to find out what they are doing, does it?”(B) 52 They replied, “Surely you are not also from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet is to arise from Galilee.”
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- 7.50 Gk him
Proverbs 14:21
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21 Those who despise their neighbors are sinners,
but happy are those who are kind to the poor.(A)
Nehemiah 4:2-4
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2 He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it by themselves?[a] Will they offer sacrifice? Will they finish it in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish—burned ones at that?”(A) 3 Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “That stone wall they are building—any fox going up on it would break it down!”(B) 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.(C)
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- 4.2 Meaning of Heb uncertain
2 Kings 18:36
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36 But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
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1 Samuel 10:27
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27 But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
Now Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had been grievously oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He would gouge out the right eye of each of them and would not grant Israel a deliverer. No one was left of the Israelites across the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had not gouged out. But there were seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and had entered Jabesh-gilead.[a](A)
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- 10.27 Q ms: MT lacks Now Nahash . . . entered Jabesh-gilead.
Judges 9:38
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38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your boast[a] now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the troops you made light of? Go out now and fight with them.”(A)
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- 9.38 Heb mouth
Judges 9:27-29
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27 They went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards, trod them, and celebrated. Then they went into the temple of their god, ate and drank, and ridiculed Abimelech.(A) 28 Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his officer serve the men of Hamor father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?(B) 29 If only this people were under my command! Then I would remove Abimelech; I would say[a] to him, ‘Increase your army and come out.’ ”(C)
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- 9.29 Gk: Heb and he said
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