Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H937
בּוּז
buz · “contempt”
Used 11 times across 4 books
Definition
1) contempt
1a) springing from evil
1b) springing from prosperity
1c) springing from judgment
1a) springing from evil
1b) springing from prosperity
1c) springing from judgment
Where it appears
Genesis1
Job3
Psalms5
Proverbs2
In the text
Genesis 38:23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.Job 12:5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.Job 12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.Job 31:34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?Psalms 31:19Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!Psalms 107:40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.Psalms 119:22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.Psalms 123:3Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.Psalms 123:4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.Proverbs 12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
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