Luke 8:53
8:53 And they began making fun
of him, because they knew
that she was dead.
Luke 16:14-15
More Warnings about the Pharisees
16:14 The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
16:15 But Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
Psalms 22:6-7
22:6 But I am a worm, not a man;
people insult me and despise me.
22:7 All who see me taunt me;
they mock me and shake their heads.
Proverbs 14:13
14:13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
Ecclesiastes 2:2
2:2 I said of partying, “It is folly,”
and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes nothing!”
Ecclesiastes 7:3
7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
because sober reflection is good for the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
7:6 For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot,
so is the laughter of the fool.
This kind of folly also is useless.
Ephesians 5:4
5:4 Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving.
James 4:9
4:9 Grieve, mourn,
and weep. Turn your laughter
into mourning and your joy into despair.