Bible Cross References
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Judges 9:27-29
27
They all went out into their vineyards and picked the grapes, made wine from them, and held a festival. They went into the temple of their god, where they ate and drank and made fun of Abimelech.
28
Gaal said, "What kind of men are we in Shechem? Why are we serving Abimelech? Who is he, anyway? The son of Gideon! And Zebul takes orders from him, but why should we serve him? Be loyal to your ancestor Hamor, who founded your clan!
29
I wish I were leading this people! I would get rid of Abimelech! I would tell him, 'Reinforce your army, come on out and fight!' "
Judges 9:38-29
Nehemiah 4:2-4
2
In front of his companions and the Samaritan troops he said, "What do these miserable Jews think they're doing? Do they intend to rebuild the city? Do they think that by offering sacrifices they can finish the work in one day? Can they make building stones out of heaps of burnt rubble?"
3
Tobiah was standing there beside him, and he added, "What kind of wall could they ever build? Even a fox could knock it down!"
4
I prayed, "Hear how they make fun of us, O God! Let their ridicule fall on their own heads. Let them be robbed of everything they have, and let them be taken as prisoners to a foreign land.
Psalm 123:3
Be merciful to us, LORD, be merciful; we have been treated with so much contempt.
Psalm 123:4
We have been mocked too long by the rich and scorned by proud oppressors.
Luke 16:14
When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.
Luke 18:9
Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else.
John 7:48-52
48
"Have you ever known one of the authorities or one Pharisee to believe in him?
49
This crowd does not know the Law of Moses, so they are under God's curse!"
50
One of the Pharisees there was Nicodemus, the man who had gone to see Jesus before. He said to the others,
51
"According to our Law we cannot condemn people before hearing them and finding out what they have done."
52
"Well," they answered, "are you also from Galilee? Study the Scriptures and you will learn that no prophet ever comes from Galilee."
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Proverbs 10:19
The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.
1 Samuel 10:27
But some worthless people said, "How can this fellow do us any good?" They despised Saul and did not bring him any gifts.
2 Kings 18:36
The people kept quiet, just as King Hezekiah had told them to; they did not say a word.
1 Peter 2:23
When he was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge.