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Proverbs 1:26

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I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
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  1. Proverbs 10:24Rank 1 from verse 26
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    24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  2. Psalms 2:4Rank 2 from verse 26
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    4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

  3. Psalms 37:13Rank 3 from verse 26
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    13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

  4. Luke 14:24Rank 4 from verse 26
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    24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

  5. Proverbs 6:15Rank 5 from verse 26
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    15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

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Proverbs 1:26

COMBINED MEANING

laugh

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Sense 1: To express mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter. Sense 2: To laugh at in mockery, scorn, or derision.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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calamity

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A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.

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mock

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Sense 1: To ridicule or treat with scorn. Sense 2: An imitation or false appearance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

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