Today we are going to discuss about the harmful sides of making fun of others. Our human nature always does what the Lord has asked us not to do. Making fun of others or mocking others breaks the teachings of Jesus Christ.
In the Bible we find that we are asked to respect others and we should love them too. But when we make fun of others it makes us sinner. In doing so we are violating God’s law. The story of Elisha and the youths who mocked him is recorded in the Bible. As Elisha was walking, a group of youths came out and started making fun of him, calling him names. The youths experienced severe consequences due to their disrespectful behavior. This story teaches us that mocking others is not taken lightly in the eyes of God.
The Bible teaches us to build each other not to make fun of others. Words have power, and we should use them wisely. We need to encourage others and give them the right direction so that we can walk with God. Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about making fun of others.
Proverbs 10:12 :—
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins”
Proverbs 11:12 :—
“He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace”
Proverbs 12:18 :—
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health”
Proverbs 15:1 :—
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”
Proverbs 17:5 :—
“Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished”
Proverbs 18:21 :—
“Death life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof”
Proverbs 21:23 :—
“Whoso keepeth his mouth his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles”
Ephesians 4:29 :—
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers”
Ephesians 4:31-32 :—
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking, be put away from you, with all maliceAnd be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
James 1:26 :—
“If any man among you seem to be religious, bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain”
James 4:11 :—
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge”
Matthew 12:36-37 :—
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgmentFor by thy words thou shalt be justified, by thy words thou shalt be condemned”
Matthew 7:1-2 :—
“Judge not, that ye be not judgedFor with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again”
Luke 6:31 :—
“As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise”
Romans 12:18 :—
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men”
Romans 14:10-12 :—
“But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of ChristFor it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, every tongue shall confess to GodSo then every one of us shall give account of himself to God”
Colossians 3:8 :—
“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth”
Titus 3:2 :—
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men”
Galatians 5:14-15 :—
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfBut if ye bite devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another”
Galatians 6:1 :—
“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted”