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reproach

Meaning of “reproach”

Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.

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88 occurrences86 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 30:23

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Luke 1:25
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
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1611 witness · Luke 1:25 · retained source text

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the dayes wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproch among men.

Luke 6:22
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
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1611 witness · Luke 6:22 · retained source text

Blessed are yee when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shal reproach you, and cast out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

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