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despise

Meaning of “despise”

To regard with contempt, reject, or esteem lightly.

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37 occurrences37 verses23 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 26:15

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Psalms 102:17
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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1611 witness · Psalms 102:17 · retained source text

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

Proverbs 1:7
¶ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 1:7 · retained source text

¶ The feare of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

1611 marginal noteOr, the principall part.

1611 marginal noteIob 28.28. psal. 111.10. prou.9.10.

Proverbs 3:11
¶ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
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¶ My sonne, despise not the chastening of the LORD: neither be weary of his correction.

1611 marginal noteIob 5.17 hebr. 12.5. apoc. 3.19.

Proverbs 6:30
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
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Men doe not despise a thiefe, if he steale to satisfie his soule, when hee is hungry:

Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 23:9 · retained source text

Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisedome of thy words.

Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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Hearken vnto thy father that begate thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

1611 marginal noteChap.1.8.

Isaiah 30:12
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
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Wherefore, thus saith the Holy one of Israel: Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and peruersnesse, and stay thereon:

1611 marginal noteOr, fraud.

Jeremiah 4:30
And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
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And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou doe? though thou clothest thy selfe with crimsin, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of golde, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vaine shalt thou make thy selfe faire, thy louers will despise thee, they will seeke thy life.

1611 marginal noteHeb. eyes.

Jeremiah 23:17
They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 23:17 · retained source text

They say still vnto them that despise me; The LORD hath sayde, Yee shall haue peace; and they say vnto euery one that walketh after the imagination of his owne heart, No euill shall come vpon you.

1611 marginal noteOr, stubbornesse.

1611 marginal noteCha.6.14. and 8.11. eze.13.10. zech.10.2.

Lamentations 1:8
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 1:8 · retained source text

Ierusalem hath grieuously sinned, therefore she is remoued: all that honoured her, despise her, because they haue seene her nakednesse: yea, shee sigheth and turneth backward.

1611 marginal noteHeb. is become a remouing or wandering.

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