Proverbs 1:22

1:22 “How long will you simpletons love naiveté?

How long will mockers delight in mockery

and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 3:34

3:34 Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers,

yet he shows favor to the humble.

Proverbs 14:6

14:6 The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none,

but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

Isaiah 5:19

5:19 They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly,

so we can see;

let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass,

then we will know it!”

Isaiah 28:14

The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem

28:14 Therefore, listen to the Lord’s word,

you who mock,

you rulers of these people

who reside in Jerusalem!

Isaiah 29:20

29:20 For tyrants will disappear,

those who taunt will vanish,

and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated –

Hosea 7:5

7:5 At the celebration of their king,

his princes become inflamed with wine;

they conspire with evildoers.