Strong's Hebrew · H937
בּוּז
bûwz · booz
Definitiondisrespect
Derivationfrom H936 (בּוּז);
KJV usagecontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.
Occurrences11 in the KJV · 11 verses
בּוּז in Scripture
Genesis 38:23
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
Job 12:5
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Job 12:21
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Job 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Psalms 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Psalms 107:40
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
Psalms 119:22
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Psalms 123:3
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Psalms 123:4
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Proverbs 12:8
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.