https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2018&version=NASB

¹One who separates himself seeks his own desire;

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He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
² A fool does not delight in understanding,
But in revealing his own mind.

(Those no matter what anyone says, they argue against it.

Who say what you just said! (Were they listening? Reminds me of the ones who have nothing to say till after you speak and copy what they heard!)

³When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes taunting.

With dishonor comes taunting?! 😯 Does this mean this is where mocking comes from? For i understand that it is dishonorable behaviour (Which is also a wow! 😯) its just…wow! Interesting! (One cannot remove their dishonor (for only Yeshua can do this…shame…Yeshua takes away shame!) so, it makes it difficult for them to stop taunting/mocking?

Taunting– adjective

1. intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner. (Oxford Languages)

What does taunt someone mean? (Dictionary.com)

verb (used with object)

1. to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock. to provoke by taunts; twit.

What is the synonym of taunt? (lexico.com)

jeer, gibe, sneer, insult, barb, catcall, brickbat, scoff, slap in the face. teasing, taunting, provocation, goading, ridiculing, derision, mockery, sarcasm. informal dig, put-down. informal sledge.

…hammer? Shade, a slang of today, haters…

Yet i am sarcastic! I have enjoyed sarcastic memes. (Past article discovery: the United States is a sarcastic country! For we love to roast each other (tis why no other country can dis us (a regular US citizen), cause we do a better job of it ourselves ( even though, i saw a black french comedian do a pretty good job of it! He didn’t say much about us, to really know for certain. 😁)

(Gonna be pondering this implication. In Yeshua’s Holy name, Amen or inshallah. )

Is taunting a form of harassment? https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://christinefonseca.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/taunting-and-teasing-when-is-it-bullying/&ved=2ahUKEwirjtX7mLXtAhUSbc0KHZceA_0QFjAGegQIHhAE&usg=AOvVaw1X-nv2RPSoELYyh0t8EMKQ

Taunting and Teasing – When Is It Bullying? – Intense Life Coaching

( Interesting…must read the above article, later! (This is how the Gift of Knowledge can be a pain! For here i was, tired, groggy, reluctant to read the Bible this morn 12/4/20 and then i run across a juicy tidbit? A revelation?!

No disrespect Lord! Being more ‘real’ than before is kinda refreshing! 😊

Admist the tidbit (breadcumb anyone? 😁), i hit a painful snag, a reprimand if you will. Sarcasm!

Heavy on the background contemplation an interesting fork (in this journey) appears?

I choose to lean against the sign post and cry in…in…?

Pain? Whimpering, scuffling my feet, pacing and muttering under my breath

and i hear, “Relax.”

I breathe in deeply with that word. One of those shutter breaths after (during) a good cry.

Remembering my objective at the start, was to just obey my Lord!

Despite my grogginess!

It is ok to stop here and rest! To pick this up again tomorrow!

(Maybe this is why the Holy Spirit has been insistent about me reading today? (As i aim to do every day, just lately i have been reading one verse only (when i am use to reading a chapter or section in one sitting! Reading a verse or two?! WTH?!)

Rest my love (as He eats my snacks! Yeah! He put that image in my head on purpose! Now He’s chuckling with a smile…! 😊🥰 U too Lord! Snack time it is! 👋🏽