CONTEMPT

- Sin of Job 31:13,14; Pr 14:21 - Folly of Pr 11:12 - A characteristic of the wicked Pr 18:3; Isa 5:24; 2Ti 3:3 - FORBIDDEN TOWARDS . Parents Pr 23:22 . Christ's little ones Mt 18:10 . Weak brethren Ro 14:3 . Young ministers 1Co 16:11 . Believing masters 1Ti 6:2 . The poor Jas 2:1-3 - Self-righteous prompts to Isa 65:5; Lu 18:9,11 - Pride and prosperity prompt to Ps 123:4 - Ministers should give no occasion for 1Ti 4:12 - Of ministers, is a despising of God Lu 10:16; 1Th 4:8 - TOWARDS THE CHURCH . Often turned into respect Isa 60:14 . Often punished Eze 28:26 - Causes saints to cry to God Ne 4:4; Ps 123:3 - THE WICKED EXHIBIT TOWARDS . Christ Ps 22:6; Isa 53:3; Mt 27:29 . Saints Ps 119:141 . Authorities 2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:8 . Parents Pr 15:5,20 . The afflicted Job 19:18 . The poor Ps 14:6; Ec 9:16 - Saints sometimes guilty of Jas 2:6 - Exemplified . Hagar Ge 16:4 . Children of Belial 1Sa 10:27 . Nabal 1Sa 25:10,11 . Michal 2Sa 6:16 . Sanballat, Ne 2:19; 4:2,3 . False teachers 2Co 10:10

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for the Righteous 1Sa 17:28; Ne 2:19; 4:3; Ps 80:6; 119:22; Mt 13:55; Joh 9:34 --SEE Derision, DERISION Despisers, DESPISERS Mocking, MOCKING Reviling, SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST

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contempt. Contempt, n. hatred of a mean object, without anger, envy or fear

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Con‐tempt″ (?; 215), n. [[L. contemptus, fr. contemnere: cf. OF. contempt. See Contemn.]] 1. 1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
Criminal contempt of public feeling. Macaulay. Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great. Addison. 2. 2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back. Shak. 3. 3. An act or expression denoting contempt.
Little insults and contempts. Spectator. The contempt and anger of his lip. Shak. 4. 4. (Law) Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.
☞ Contempt is in some jurisdictions extended so as to include publications reflecting injuriously on a court of justice, or commenting unfairly on pending proceedings; in other jurisdictions the courts are prohibited by statute or by the constitution from thus exercising this process. Syn. — Disdain; scorn; derision; mockery; contumely; neglect; disregard; slight.