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Scoff; Scoffer

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skof , skof´ẽr : 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 Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 1:22 , etc. "Scorn" refers rather to an inner emotion based on a sense of superiority; "scoff," to the outward expression of this emotion.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Scoff; Scoffer'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/scoff-scoffer.html. 1915.

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