Occurrences
Bûwz occurs 13 times in 12 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (8), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (1), Zechariah (1)
- Proverbs 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise (בָּֽזוּ) wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 6:30 — Men do not despise (יָב֣וּזוּ) a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
- Proverbs 11:12 — He that is void of wisdom despiseth (בָּז) his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
- Proverbs 13:13 — Whoso despiseth (בָּ֣ז) the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
- Proverbs 14:21 — He that despiseth (בָּז) his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Proverbs 23:9 — Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise (יָ֝ב֗וּז) the wisdom of thy words.
- Proverbs 23:22 — Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise (תָּ֝ב֗וּז) not thy mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:17 — The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth (וְתָב֪וּז) to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
- Song of Songs 8:1 — O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised (יָב֥וּזוּ).
- Song of Songs 8:7 — Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned (יָב֥וּזוּ).
- Song of Songs 8:7 — Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned (בּ֖וֹז).
- Isaiah 37:22 — This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
- Zechariah 4:10 — For who hath despised (בַז֮) the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.