Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'despised' occurs 74 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'despised' in the standard works and contain 16.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 53:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Sam. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

 12:10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.




Prov. 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 53 0 53
Gen. 3 0 3
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 3 0 3
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Neh. 2 0 2
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 5 0 5
Prov. 4 0 4
Eccl. 1 0 1
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 6 0 6
Jer. 3 0 3
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 9 0 9
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 7 0 7
BM 10 0 10
DC 2 0 2
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 74 0 74

2 Sam. 6:16
And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

2 Sam. 12:9
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

2 Sam. 12:10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.