בּוּזbûwz

despise

Pronunciation: booz · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H936

Meanings

Qal: despise, shew despite toward (Zechariah 4:10; Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 23:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

Proverbs 1:7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 6:30 Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.
Proverbs 11:12 It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet.
Proverbs 13:13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed.
Proverbs 14:21 It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor.
Proverbs 23:9 Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.

See every passage

Proverbs 1:7, 6:30, 11:12, 13:13, 14:21, 23:9, 23:22, 30:17
Song of Solomon 8:1, 8:7
Zechariah 4:10

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).