Psalms 123:4

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 123:4 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 17:42When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
  2. 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?”
  3. Job 12:5The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
  4. 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.
  5. Psalms 73:5They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
  6. Psalms 119:51The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
  7. Isaiah 32:9Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.
  8. Isaiah 32:11Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Jeremiah 48:29We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
  12. 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.
  13. Acts 17:21Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
  14. 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.”
  15. 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!”
  16. 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.

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