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To regard with contempt, reject, or esteem lightly.
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First occurrence: Leviticus 26:15
Complete exact-word concordance
And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
And if ye shall despise my Statutes, or if your soule abhorre my Iudgements, so that ye wil not doe all my Commandements, but that yee breake my Couenant:
Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I sayd indeede that thy house, & the house of thy father should walke before me for euer: but now the LORD saith, Be it farre from mee; for them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me, shall be lightly esteemed.
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
And the men of Israel answered the men of Iudah, and said, Wee haue ten parts in the king, and we haue also more right in Dauid then yee: why then did yee despise vs, that our aduice should not be first had in bringing backe our king? And the wordes of the men of Iudah were fiercer then the words of the men of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHebr. set vs at light.
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
For this deed of the queene shall come abroad vnto all women, so that they shal despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall bee reported; The king Ahasuerus commanded Uasthi the queene to be brought in before him, but she came not.
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almightie.
1611 marginal notePro. 3.12. iames 1.12. heb. 12.5. apoc. 3.9.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soule: I would despise my life.
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Is it good vnto thee, that thou shouldest oppresse? that thou shouldest despise the worke of thine hands? and shine vpon the counsell of the wicked?
1611 marginal noteHeb. the labour of thine hands.
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
If I did despise the cause of my man-seruant, or of my mayd-seruant, when they contended with me:
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
1611 marginal noteIsa.57.15. and 66.2.
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
As a dreame when one awaketh; so, O LORD, when thou awakest thou shalt despise their image.
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