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Want to know what the Bible says about Making Fun Of People? Here are 20 Bible verses about Making Fun Of People from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Ephesians 5:4 NIV
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
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Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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Romans 2:1 NIV
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
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2 Kings 2:23-24 NIV
23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
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Matthew 6:1-3 NIV
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
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Proverbs 3:34 NIV
He mocks proud mockers
    but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
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Matthew 7:12 NIV
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
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Proverbs 19:29 NIV
Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.
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Proverbs 17:5 NIV
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
    whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
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Proverbs 10:23 NIV
A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
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Isaiah 64:8 NIV
Yet you, Lord, are our Father.
    We are the clay, you are the potter;
    we are all the work of your hand.
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James 4:4 NIV
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
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Galatians 6:1 NIV
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
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Proverbs 14:9-10 NIV
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.
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Proverbs 15:13 NIV
A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
    but heartache crushes the spirit.
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1 Corinthians 8:9 NIV
Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 NIV
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
    or you may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
    that many times you yourself have cursed others.
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John 9:11 NIV
He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”
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Proverbs 21:23-24 NIV
23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.
24 The proud and arrogant person —“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.
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Proverbs 11:9-12 NIV
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.
10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
12 Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,
    but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
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