Bible Verses About Mocking

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.