Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'derision' occurs 16 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'derision' in the standard works and contain 25% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:7 O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

 20:8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.




Jer. 48:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 15 0 15
NT 0 0 0
BM 0 0 0
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 0 16

Job 30:1
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Ps. 2:4
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Ps. 44:13
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Ps. 59:8
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Ps. 79:4
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

Ps. 119:51
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

Jer. 20:7
O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

Jer. 20:8
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

Jer. 48:26
Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the Lord: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

Jer. 48:27
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

Jer. 48:39
They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

Lam. 3:14
I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

Ezek. 23:32
Thus saith the Lord God; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.

Ezek. 36:4
Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

Hosea 7:16
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

D&C 122:1
The ends of the earth shall inquire after thy name, and fools shall have thee in derision, and hell shall rage against thee;