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One tactic of Narcissists (scoffers, those with insolent pride) is to not only try to destroy their perceived enemy – but they also try to isolate them by driving wedges between their enemies and anyone who might possibly help them.
John 9:22
22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
John 12:42
42 Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;
see here and here for an explanation on how Pharisees were classic Narcissists.
3 John 1:9-10
9 I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.10 For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not receive the brethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and puts them out of the church.
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* Narcissist is the modern colloquial term for what the Bible calls “insolent pride” please see here for an explanation
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29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And blows for the back of fools.
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This Proverb is a true statement, but it purposely leaves out WHO prepares the judgment. I think it purposely leaves it out because it varies by relationship. In the case of someone whom God has placed in authority over us, the judgment is prepared by God. An example is in I Samuel 26, where after David had been told by God that he would be King Saul’s (a narcissist, see here) replacement, David refused to kill his enemy (Saul) and fulfill God’s promise by his own hand. David knew that God would get rid of Saul. Since God was the One who put Saul in the place of authority, He would prepare and execute the judgment on Saul which was required.
But in cases where a Narcissist is under our authority, we are the ones required to act and deal with them. An example of this is in 3 John 1:9-10. John with the authority of an apostle was going to directly take on Diotrophes for his behavior (see here for how we know that Diotrophes was a Narcissist).
What are the “judgments” referred to here? They are clear consequences delivered for violating clearly spelled out boundaries.
What is the purpose of judgments against scoffers / Narcissists?
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To protect others
To provide an external compass to the Narcissist regarding their behavior, since they do not seem to have a very good internal compass
Why does it say “prepared”? It could imply that rather than doing something, there is a sequence involved
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First, spell out the behavior required (or boundaries you want followed), and the consequences for not following them – this is the preparation of the judgment
Then when the Narcissist tests (violates) the boundary (he will), remind him of the boundary and the consequence, and warn him that the next time the consequence will be delivered (the judgment will be executed)
When the Narcissist violates the boundary again (He will), execute the judgment.
Judgments are prepared for scoffers….
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* Narcissists is a common-language term for what the Bible calls “insolent pride” or “scoffers”. See here and here and here for a more complete explanation
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2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside quiet waters.3 He restores my soul;He guides me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake.
The secular literature says that time and distance is the key to healing from the abuse you may have suffered at the hands of a narcissist. And in one sense that is true. But ultimately the deepest, most permanent, most forgiving healing will come from the Lord. “He restores my soul” refers to God healing our minds, our emotions, and our wills to real fullness. Without God, we may be able to achieve some measure of relief from the day to day pain that we experienced at the hands of the narcissist, but will not be able to fully forgive, be fully at peace in our minds, be fully joyful again.
We will dig deeper into how this works in the future.
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3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,4 treacherous,reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
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One possible action for dealing with narcissists is to simply stay away from them. This is not always possible, and at times may not even be the correct action (see here for a discussion of selecting the proper response at the proper time). But there are times when it is appropriate to avoid a narcissist / scoffer. We will discuss when it is appropriate at a later time.
Note: It is very important that actions to deal with narcissists / scoffers are appropriate for the particular situation. Please see here for a further discussion. “Avoiding them” might be most applicable as follows:
Dealing With Narcissists – “Avoid Them”
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* Narcissist is the modern colloquial term for what the Bible calls “insolent pride”. Please see here for an explanation.
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As we continue to explore how to Biblically and effectively deal with the Narcissists / Scoffers / Those with Insolent Pride in our lives, it is important to realize that not every verse applies to every situation. An analogy from the world of construction is the importance of using the proper tool that was designed for a specific task. For example:
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Proverbs 22:10 – Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
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(We discussed here and here how scoffers are narcissists). While this verse applies very well in some situations, it would not be appropriate to apply in the case of one of your children at home. So, your relationship to the Narcissist in question will have a big impact on how to appropriately apply scripture to the particular situation. Going forward, we will use the following framework for understanding how scripture applies in dealing with narcissists:
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56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me. 2 My foes have trampled upon me all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me. 3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. 4 In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? 5 All day long they distort my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
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I am still pondering this, so the following is a “work in progress’
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This sounds like a Messianic Psalm – where at one level David is talking about his own situation, but at a prophetic level God is referring to the Pharisees vs. Jesus. If that’s the case, we saw from
that the Pharisees were filled with insolent pride, were scoffers, and in today’s terminology were narcissists. Here are some key traits and tactics:
Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
The Pharisees (narcissists) made their fight against Jesus almost a full time occupation.
For they are many who fight proudly against me.
The fight was a fight to gain supremacy
5 All day long they distort my words;All their thoughts are against me for evil.6 They attack, they lurk,They watch my steps,As they have waited to take my life.
This describes pretty clearly how the narcissistic Pharisees approached things in their fight against Jesus – distorting his words, thinking “evilly” on how they could take him on, lurking and watching until they could see an opportunity to destroy him. So, to summarize traits and tactics of a narcissist who has decided to destroy you:
He will totally obsesse about destroying you
He will distort most of what you say
His thoughts toward you will only be evil thoughts on how he can destroy – he will not think any positive thoughts toward you (part of his obsession to destroy you)
He will attack you when he can, but he will also lurk, watch, and wait for the right opportunity to stick in the proverbial knife
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But, as we will discuss more in the future, ultimately we have to trust Him for protection from this kind of attack
Psalm 56:11 – In God I have put my [a]trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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Psalm 127:1 (NASB) – Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain.
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Proverbs 21:24 – “Drive out the scoffer and contention will go out, even strife and dishonor will cease.”
For “contention”, “strife”, and “dishonor” to stop when a scoffer (narcissist) leaves the scene means that they were major sources of the conflict to begin with.
Being a conflict creator is a narcissist trait, but is also a tactic a narcissist uses to get what they want.
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From http://narc-attack.blogspot.ae/2008/03/narcissists-and-conflict.html
Narcissists and Conflict
One simple but easy-to-forget thing about narcissists is that, unlike normal people, they don’t mind conflict. They enjoy it.
Conflict makes normal people uncomfortable. We try to minimize it in our dealings with others. Oddly, we love it in fiction (Conflict is the gunpowder of fiction, and it’s near relative – controversy – is the gunpowder of journalism. Maintaining constant conflict is the secret to storytelling success). But note that this is “safe” conflict. In real life we hate what we love to see characters go through in fiction.
Narcissists have a whole different attitude toward conflict. They use it strategically to manipulate. They seek conflict. They become impossible people, flying into conflict with you over anything you think, say, do, feel, or wear. As if THEY have the right to determine what you say, think, do, feel, or wear.
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How do we know that Pharisees and especially their leaders the Chief Priests were full of insolent pride (Narcissists)? There are three ways:
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Verses that directly refer to their insolent pride
Compare the traits and tactics of the Pharisees with what the Bible says about Narcissist traits and tactics
Compare the traits and tactics of the Pharisees with what the secular literature says about Narcissist traits and tactics
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Number 1 above is by far the best – direct statements and linkages from the Bible. Number 2 above lends itself to circular reasoning – so it can be used, but best in conjunction with number 1. Number 3 would be similar to seeing someone in the news – lets say Kim Kardashian and Chris Jenner, and say “they’re obviously a narcissist” – but in this case the narcissist’s behavior is being reported “in print” by the Bible instead of today’s news.
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There is no verse that outright says “the Pharisees were filled with insolent pride”. However, this comes close:
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Luke 18:9-14The Pharisee and the Publican
9 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away,was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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The key phrases that infer that this Pharisee had insolent pride:
“Who trusted in themselves”
The essence of pride
“Viewed others with contempt”
The essence of insolence
“Praying this to himself”
He saw himself as the center of his universe, not God
“for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Jesus linked all of the above with the Pharisee exalting himself in pride.
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Especially through his ending statement in this story, Jesus was confirming that this Pharisee was exalting himself, the essence of pride.
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Jesus began with the phrase “some people” – not all Pharisees were this way. But on the other hand by using a Pharisee as the example, he was making a point about the pride of the Pharisees as a group.
“Proud”, “Haughty”, “Scoffer” are his names, who acts with insolent pride. Proverbs 21:24
Since we can say as a group that the Pharisees were filled with insolent pride, we can now take key elements of the Pharisees’ behavior and look for clues on Narcissists traits and tactics.
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The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all.
Narcissists can be very, very harmful to others. They can be harmful to “the work”, whatever work that may be – whether in an office, ministry, mission field, etc. This harm results from their putting their needs above the needs of others.
There are ways to deal with narcissists to try to mitigate or reduce the damage. But there are times – in the case of Haman in the book of Esther, for example – where the narcissist is in such a position of power over you that you have no choice but to trust God’s loving sovereignty in the situation.
This is a big subject. And it has to do with the difficult question of why God allows,evil in the world. And how He uses it for our good.
But, its something that has to be discussed in a biblical review of narcissism. And that’s the subject of this section.
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“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?”
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The secular literature discusses in depth about how narcissists become narcissists, and why they are the way they are. We will explore these in future posts. Some people believe that they are compensating for something. But a recent study has found that narcissists do think of themselves as superior, even if others don’t view them in the same way. The study went on to say that narcissists pretty much like themselves the way they are. Other writings have indicated that it isn’t until there is a drastic consequence arising from a person’s narcissism that they will even entertain the idea that something needs to change.
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This finding is consistent with Proverbs 1:22’s indication that “scoffers delight themselves in scoffing”. As a reminder, the term “scoffer” is one of the “names” given to those with insolent pride, which is a Biblical term for narcissists. See here.
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One of the prime examples of narcissists in the Bible are the Pharisees. Over many, many entries we will not only look at their narcissistic traits, but also how Jesus dealt with them. We’re looking for clues for how to successfully identify and deal with narcissists (insolent pride), but will also gain some heavenly insights in the process.
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But, it would be good to read a key passage in its entirety, before we start parsing it. I have highlighted some key phrases which tip us off that we’re looking at narcissists when we look at the Pharisees. Of course, we should understand that a Pharisee was a type of official position, not a person per se. So, not every Pharisee was a narcissist – and there are examples of Pharisees who came to Jesus as genuine seekers. But many, if not most, were.
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Matthew 23
23 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3 therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. 4 They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.
[This is an example of a scoffer – Psalm 1 “sitting in the seat of scoffers”. Narcissists’ (insolent pride) goal is to lord it over others, to make others jump through hoops in order to prove that the narcissist is King, numero uno. The best way is to be the one to set the rules and then judge others as to whether they follow the rules or not. Secular literature describes the narcissist trait of believing rules are for the “little people”, and not for them. This is a classic example of that.
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But it goes further than that. Narcissists (insolent pride) don’t really care about what rules they’re setting up for others – the more important issue is that they are the King who makes the rules and others are to follow. But this is why dealing with narcissists is so dangerous – their actions are totally arbitrary. Even if you do jump through some hoop (rule) that they set up and get to you to jump through, as soon as you have done that they can easily set up a different, even opposite rule and have you jump through that. Because their main point is getting you to jump through their hoop, whatever they decide it to be at that moment.]
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5 But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. 6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.
[Narcissists’ (insolent pride) whole goal is to be number 1, honored and glorified by others. So, to get there they MUST look good in the eyes of others, and have that rewarded by receiving the honor due them.]
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8 But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. 11 But the greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
[Jesus tells us God’s way – humility vs. pride, serving vs. being honored. More on this important key to successful living in other posts]
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Eight Woes13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
[Narcissists put on a show. The Pharisees’ long prayers was all about the show, it had nothing to do with actually communicating with God]
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15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
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16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the [i]temple is obligated.’ 17 You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? 18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar,that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.’ 19 You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
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23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
[One of the secular comments on narcissists is that they lack a sense of proportion – for example, they will work through the night on something that isn’t very useful. Jesus was confirming this about the Pharisees, but the above statement also implies that their focus on the little details was a means of avoiding obligations and escaping responsibility for the larger, more important moral requirements.]
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25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. 27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
[Narcissists (insolent pride) make it look good. But what’s going on their hearts is a whole other matter. Ultimately, of course, what’s in their heart will come out. “The mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart”. (Matt 12:34)]
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29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
[This is a classic narcissist (insolent pride) approach…… with comments like “well, I never would have done that”]
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31 So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers. 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?
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Here is a list of Biblical case studies of potential narcissists (insolent pride) which we will be looking into going forward:
King Saul
Nebuchadnezzar
Haman
Pharisees
Diotrophes
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How do we know that these are narcissists? There are 2 ways:
Cross-references and linking words or concepts
Proverbs 21:2424 “Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names, who acts with insolent pride.
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By clear evidence of their characteristics, traits, actions, fruit……………..
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Matthew 7:16-17
15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
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We have been searching out Biblical wisdom of what narcissism is (insolent pride), what narcissists look like (characteristics, traits), and how they operate (their tactics). And understanding what we are facing is always the first step to dealing with it. But most of those reading this blog are also likely searching out how to deal with these difficult people – otherwise you would not have found your way here. The Bible speaks to this as well.
The consensus in the secular literature is that we should run for the hills when faced with a narcissist – low contact, no contact, etc. And there are portions of scripture that address this. But we should also remember that God redeems people and situations and says we are to overcome evil by doing good (Romans 12). How this might work out in our “real world” will be an important discussion. So, this section over time will attempt to search out answers on both tracks”.
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The ultimate goal of this blog is to understand narcissism and how to deal with it from not just the secular literature, but more importantly from a biblical perspective. There are many areas in common between the Bible and secular literature in defining narcissists and how to deal with them. But there are also areas of difference which we will see later.
“Proud”, “Haughty”, “Scoffer” are his names, who acts with insolent pride. Proverbs 21:24 (NASB)
ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker
A primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. To scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede — ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
Strong’s Hebrew 3887
27 Occurrencesbim·lî·ṣê — 1 Occ.ham·mê·lîṣ — 1 Occ.hĕ·lî·ṣu·nî — 1 Occ.lal·lê·ṣîm — 2 Occ.lêṣ — 11 Occ.lê·ṣîm — 1 Occ.mê·lîṣ — 1 Occ.mə·lî·ṣay — 1 Occ.tiṯ·lō·w·ṣā·ṣū — 1 Occ.ū·mə·lî·ṣe·ḵā — 1 Occ.wə·laṣ·tā — 1 Occ.wə·lêṣ — 1 Occ.wə·lê·ṣîm — 1 Occ.yā·lîṣ — 3 Occ.Genesis 42:23BIB:יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּ֥י הַמֵּלִ֖יץ בֵּינֹתָֽם׃ KJV: understood [them]; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.INT: Joseph by an interpreterbetween2 Chronicles 32:31BIB:וְכֵ֞ן בִּמְלִיצֵ֣י ׀ שָׂרֵ֣י בָּבֶ֗לKJV: Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes
INT: Even the ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon
Job 16:20BIB:מְלִיצַ֥י רֵעָ֑י אֶל־KJV: My friends scorn me: [but] mine eye
INT:scorn my friends to
Job 33:23BIB:עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־KJV: be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one
INT: and is an angel an interpreter One out
Psalm 1:1BIB:עָמָ֑ד וּבְמוֹשַׁ֥ב לֵ֝צִ֗ים לֹ֣א יָשָֽׁב׃KJV: in the seat of the scornful.INT: stand the seat of the scornful Nor sit
Psalm 119:51BIB:זֵ֭דִים הֱלִיצֻ֣נִי עַד־ מְאֹ֑דKJV: have had me greatly in derision: [yet] have I not declined
INT: the arrogant derisionagainst greatly
Proverbs 1:22BIB:תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּKJV: simplicity? and the scorners delight
INT: love ones ambassadorscoffing delight
Proverbs 3:34BIB:אִם־ לַלֵּצִ֥ים הֽוּא־ יָלִ֑יץKJV:Surely he scorneth the scorners:
INT: Though scorneth he the scorners
Proverbs 3:34BIB:לַלֵּצִ֥ים הֽוּא־ יָלִ֑יץ [וְלַעֲנִיִּים כ]KJV: Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth
INT: scorneth he the scornersafflicted gives
Proverbs 9:7BIB:יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹKJV: He that reproveth a scorner getteth
INT: corrects A scorner gets dishonor
Proverbs 9:8BIB:אַל־ תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־ יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּKJV: Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate
INT: not reprove A scorner or will hate
Proverbs 9:12BIB:חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃KJV: thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest,thou alone shalt bear
INT: are wise are wise scornestalone will bear
Proverbs 13:1BIB:מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־ שָׁמַ֥עKJV: instruction: but a scornerheareth
INT: discipline father’s A scornerdoes not listen
Proverbs 14:6BIB:בִּקֶּשׁ־ לֵ֣ץ חָכְמָ֣ה וָאָ֑יִןKJV:A scorner seeketh wisdom,
INT: seeks A scorner wisdom and none
Proverbs 14:9BIB:אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖יןKJV: Fools make a mock at sin:
INT: Fools A mock sin among
Proverbs 15:12BIB:לֹ֣א יֶאֱהַב־ לֵ֭ץ הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ ל֑וֹKJV:A scorner loveth
INT: does not love A scornerreproves to
Proverbs 19:25BIB:לֵ֣ץ תַּ֭כֶּה וּפֶ֣תִיKJV: Smite a scorner, and the simple
INT:A scorner Strike and the naive
Proverbs 19:28BIB:עֵ֣ד בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָלִ֣יץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּפִ֥יKJV: witness scornethjudgment:
INT: witness A rascally scornethof justice and the mouth
Proverbs 19:29BIB:נָכ֣וֹנוּ לַלֵּצִ֣ים שְׁפָטִ֑ים וּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹתKJV: are prepared for scorners,and stripes
INT: are prepared scornersJudgments and blows
Proverbs 20:1BIB:לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין הֹמֶ֣הKJV: Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink
INT:a mocker Wine A brawler
Proverbs 21:11BIB:בַּעְנָשׁ־ לֵ֭ץ יֶחְכַּם־ פֶּ֑תִיKJV:When the scorner is punished,
INT: is punished the scornerbecomes the naive
Proverbs 21:24BIB:זֵ֣ד יָ֭הִיר לֵ֣ץ שְׁמ֑וֹ ע֝וֹשֶׂ֗הKJV: [and] haughty scorner [is] his name,
INT: Proud Haughty scorner are his names acts
Proverbs 22:10BIB:גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָד֑וֹןKJV: Cast out the scorner, and contention
INT: Drive the scorner will go and contention
Proverbs 24:9BIB:וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת לְאָדָ֣ם לֵֽץ׃ KJV: [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination
INT: is an abomination to menand the scornerIsaiah 28:22BIB:וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־ תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּ פֶּֽן־ יֶחְזְק֖וּKJV:Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands
INT: and now nay mockers Or will be made
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“Proud”, “Haughty”, “Scoffer” are his names, who acts with insolent pride. Proverbs 21:24 (NASB)
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