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Psalms 123:4

We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

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ASV

Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.

KJV

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
רַבַּת֮ra.BatmuchH7227 →
שָֽׂבְעָה־sa.ve.'ah-it has been surfeitedH7646 →
לָּ֪הּlah<for> itself
נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuself ourH5315 →
הַלַּ֥עַגha.La.'agthe mockery ofH3933 →
הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.Nim<the> self-confident [people]H7600 →
הַ֝בּ֗וּזha.Buzthe contemptH937 →
לִגְאֵי יוֹנִים׃lig.'E yo.nimof arrogant opressorsH1343 →H3238 →

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Psalms 119:51The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.Job 12:5The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.Acts 17:32When 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.”Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.Isaiah 32:11Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.1 Corinthians 4:13when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.Acts 26:24At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”Psalms 73:5–9They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.Amos 6:1Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.Jeremiah 48:29We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.Job 16:4I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.Jeremiah 48:11Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.Isaiah 32:9Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.Zechariah 1:15but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’Acts 17:21Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.Jeremiah 48:27Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.Psalms 69:20Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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