mock, mocker, mockery, ridicule, scoff at, laughingstock

Definition

The terms “mock,” “ridicule,” and “scoff at” all refer to making fun of someone, especially in a cruel way.

• Mocking often involves imitating people’s words or actions with the intent to embarrass them or show contempt for them.
• The Roman soldiers mocked or ridiculed Jesus when they put a robe on him and pretended to honor him as king.
• A group of young people ridiculed or scoffed at Elisha when they called him a name, making fun of his bald head.
• The term “scoff at” can also refer to ridiculing an idea that is not considered believable or important.
• A “mocker” is someone who mocks and ridicules consistently.

Bible References

• 2 Peter 3:4
• Acts 2:12-13
• Galatians 6:6-8
• Genesis 39:13-15
• Luke 22:63-65
• Mark 10:34
• Matthew 9:23-24
• Matthew 20:19
• Matthew 27:29

Examples from the Bible stories

• __21:12 Isaiah prophesied that people would spit on, mock__, and beat the Messiah.
• __39:5 The Jewish leaders all answered the high priest, “He deserves to die!” Then they blindfolded Jesus, spit on him, hit him, and mocked__ him.
• __39:12 The soldiers whipped Jesus, and put a royal robe and a crown made of thorns on him. Then they mocked__ him by saying, “Look, the King of the Jews!”
• __40:4 Jesus was crucified between two robbers. One of them mocked__ Jesus, but the other said, “Do you have no fear of God?”
• __40:5 The Jewish leaders and the other people in the crowd mocked__ Jesus. They said to him, “If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross and save yourself! Then we will believe you.”

Word Data

• Strong’s: H1422, H2048, H2049, H2778, H2781, H3213, H3887, H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3944, H3945, H4167, H4485, H4912, H5058, H5607, H6026, H6711, H7046, H7048, H7814, H7832, H8103, H8148, H8437, H8595, G15920, G17010, G17020, G17030, G23010, G26060, G34560, G55120