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Scoff
SCOFF, SCOFFER (לִיץ, H4329; ἐμπάικτης). To willfully refuse to learn the way of the Lord; to mock those who do.
OT usage. In Proverbs the scoffer is characterized by his refusal to learn the way of wisdom, the basis of true happiness. Since wisdom is more than an intellectual achievement, but is also an ethical-religious attitude of committment to God, scoffing is more than a matter of naive ignorance; it is sinful, foolish pride (
The scorning and vindication of Christ.
The believer’s triumph over scoffing.
The underlying motive for scoffing at Christ is the desire for self-justification (
There will continue to be mockers, questioning the return of Christ (
This boasting is based on Christ’s victory over evil, His shaming and mocking of it in its total defeat (
Bibliography
G. Bertram, “Empaizō,” TWNT, V (1954), 630-636. Cf. commentaries on Proverbs.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
skof, skof’-er: The verb indicates the manifestation of contempt by insulting words or actions; it combines bitterness with ridicule. It is much more frequent in the Revised Version (British and American) than in the King James Version, replacing "scorn" of the latter in