Quotes about Ridicule

Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews

In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

Go beyond yourself and away from the faces of your idols and away from everything else that has been blinding your thinking, your imagination. Wake up and accept the ridicule that Isaiah gave to his people, and deliberately turn your thoughts and your eyes to God.

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”

You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.

The Gospels record that nearly everywhere the Savior went, He was surrounded by multitudes of people. Some hoped that He would heal them; others came to hear Him speak. Others came for practical advice. Toward the end of His mortal ministry, some came to mock and ridicule Him and to clamor for His crucifixion.