

After mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, `Hail, King of the Jews!' They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. "The soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. "I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned" (Matt. "I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council" (Matt. "At kings they scoff, and of rulers they make sport" (Hab. If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief" (Prov.
"Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath. "The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to all" (Prov. "A wise child loves discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke" (Prov. Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows favor" (Prov. "The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous. All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face at the words of the taunters and revilers, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger" (Ps. You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples. "You have made us the taunt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of those around us.

"At my stumbling they gathered in glee, they gathered together against me ruffians whom I did not know tore at me without ceasing they impiously mocked more and more, gnashing at me with their teeth" (Ps. "They kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord against his people became so great that there was no remedy" (2 Chron. Scorn and scoffing can easily become habitual. Scorn of what's offensive may sometimes be righteous, but scorn is often motivated by pride, meaning the scornful often scoff downward from a lofty seat of judgment. Its immediate family members are disdain and contempt. Scorn is intense dislike and rejection of anyone or anything thought to be worthless, offensive, or despicable.
