Proverbs 11:12 Cross References

Proverbs 11:12

12: It is foolish to belittle a neighbor; a person with good sense remains silent.

1 Peter 2:23

  1. He did not retaliate when he was insulted. When he suffered, he did not threaten to get even. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.

Proverbs 10:19

  1. Don't talk too much, for it fosters sin. Be sensible and turn off the flow!

Luke 18:9

  1. Then Jesus told this story to some who had great self-confidence and scorned everyone else:

Luke 16:14

  1. The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, naturally scoffed at all this.

Proverbs 14:21

  1. It is sin to despise one's neighbors; blessed are those who help the poor.

Psalms 123:3

  1. Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.
  2. We have had our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.

1 Samuel 10:27

  1. But there were some wicked men who complained, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him and refused to bring him gifts. But Saul ignored them.

John 7:48

  1. "Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him?
  2. These ignorant crowds do, but what do they know about it? A curse on them anyway!"
  3. Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, then spoke up.
  4. "Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?" he asked.
  5. They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself--no prophet ever comes from Galilee!"

Judges 9:27

  1. During the annual harvest festival at Shechem, held in the temple of the local god, the wine flowed freely, and everyone began cursing Abimelech.
  2. "Who is Abimelech?" Gaal shouted. "He's not a true descendant of Shechem! Why should we be Abimelech's servants? He's merely the son of Gideon, and Zebul is his administrator. Serve the men of Hamor, who are Shechem's true descendants. Why should we serve Abimelech?
  3. If I were in charge, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, `Get some more soldiers, and come out and fight!'"

Nehemiah 4:2

  1. saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, "What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they are doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a day if they offer enough sacrifices? Look at those charred stones they are pulling out of the rubbish and using again!"
  2. Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, "That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!"
  3. Then I prayed, "Hear us, O our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land!

2 Kings 18:36

  1. But the people were silent and did not answer because Hezekiah had told them not to speak.

Judges 9:38

  1. Then Zebul turned on him triumphantly. "Now where is that big mouth of yours?" he demanded. "Wasn't it you that said, `Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?' The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!"
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