All 50 Uses of
reproach
in
Old Testament
- 30:23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: 30:24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.†
Book 1. *
- …the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 34:14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 34:15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; 34:16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we…†
Book 1.
- 15:30 But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.†
Book 4.
- 5:9 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.†
Book 6.
- 2:15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: 2:16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.†
Book 8.
- 11:2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.†
Book 9.
- 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?†
Book 9.
- 25:39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head.†
Book 9.
- 19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.†
Book 12.
- 19:16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.†
Book 12.
- 19:22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.†
Book 12.
- 19:23 By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.†
Book 12.
- 1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.†
Book 16.
- 2:17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.†
Book 16.
- 4:4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: 4:5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.†
Book 16.
- 5:9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?†
Book 16.
- 6:13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.†
Book 16.
- 16:10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.†
Book 18.
- 19:3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.†
Book 18.
- 19:5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: 19:6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.†
Book 18.
- 20:3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.†
Book 18.
- 27:6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.†
Book 18.
- 15:3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.†
Book 19.
- 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.†
Book 19.
- 31:11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.†
Book 19.
- 39:8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.†
Book 19.
- 42:10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?†
Book 19.
- 44:13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.†
Book 19.
- 44:15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 44:16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.†
Book 19.
- 55:12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: 55:13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.†
Book 19.
- 57:3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up.†
Book 19.
- 69:7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.†
Book 19.
- 69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.†
Book 19.
- 69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.†
Book 19.
- 69:10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.†
Book 19.
- 69:19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.†
Book 19.
- 69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.†
Book 19.
- 71:13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.†
Book 19.
- 74:10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?†
Book 19.
- 74:18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.†
Book 19.
- 74:22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.†
Book 19.
- 78:66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.†
Book 19.
- 79:4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.†
Book 19.
- 79:11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; 79:12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.†
Book 19.
- 79:11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; 79:12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.†
Book 19.
- 89:41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.†
Book 19.
- 89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.†
Book 19.
- 89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.†
Book 19.
- 89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.†
Book 19.
- 89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.†
Book 19.
Definition:
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(reproach) a criticism; or to express criticism or disappointment -- especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shameeditor's notes: The expression "beyond reproach" is often used to indicate that one must not only be careful to do everything right, but must be careful not to do anything that might make people suspect they did something wrong. For example, politicians often need to behave in a manner that is beyond reproach.
"Beyond reproach" can also suggest that something is perfect. More rarely, it can also be used to suggest that someone is too powerful or too well-connected to criticize.