Psalm 31:11
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
Cross-reference
Psalm 22:6 describes being scorned and despised by people — same reproach from adversaries here.
Psalm 38:11 describes friends standing aloof from the psalmist's plague, directly mirroring the flight of neighbors in Psalm 31:11.
Psalm 69:19 mentions reproach, shame, and dishonor from foes — matching the reproach here.
Psalm 69:20 says reproach broke the heart and no comfort was found — parallel to being a reproach and isolated here.
Psalm 88:8 uses identical language of being a 'horror' to companions, emphasizing divine causation in the shunning.
Psalm 88:18 extends the isolation to 'lover and friend' being shunned, deepening the sense of total abandonment.
In Psalm 69:8, the psalmist becomes a stranger to his brothers — a parallel theme of familial estrangement to the social rejection here.
In Psalm 109:25, the psalmist is an object of scorn with head-wagging — a very close parallel to being scorned and fled from.
In Psalm 142:4, no one takes notice or cares for the psalmist — the same sense of being ignored and abandoned by others.
In Psalm 102:8, enemies taunt and curse the psalmist — similar scorn, though here the focus is on being avoided rather than taunted.
Psalm 89:50 asks God to remember how servants are mocked — similar to bearing reproach from neighbors here.
Psalm 89:51 describes enemies mocking God's anointed — parallel to being an object of dread and reproach here.
Job 19:13 describes brothers and acquaintances estranged, mirroring the social rejection in Psalm 31.
In 2 Timothy 4:16, Paul says all deserted him at his defense — the same experience of being abandoned by friends in crisis.
Matthew 27:39-44 shows Jesus mocked and reviled by passersby, leaders, and thieves—fulfilling the scorn David described in Psalm 31:11.
Micah 7:6 depicts family members turning against each other, a parallel to the scorn from neighbors.
Jeremiah 12:6 adds treachery from one's own family, even as they speak friendly words, echoing betrayal.
Isaiah 49:7 describes the Servant as 'despised and abhorred by the nation,' echoing the scorn David experienced in Psalm 31:11.
Job 19:14 specifies relatives and close friends forgetting him, a parallel to the psalmist's neighbors fleeing.
In Job 6:21-23, Job's friends become nothing and fear his calamity — mirroring the Psalmist's neighbors who flee from him in distress.
In Lamentations 1:2, Jerusalem's friends deal treacherously and offer no comfort — mirroring the Psalmist's neighbors who flee.
1 Peter 4:14 promises blessing for being insulted for Christ, a situation similar to the scorn David describes in Psalm 31:11.
Hebrews 13:13 calls believers to bear Christ's reproach 'outside the camp,' echoing the rejection David experienced in Psalm 31:11.