Yet these people speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals – these are the very things that destroy them.
NIV
But these men revile (scoff and sneer at) anything they do not happen to be acquainted with and do not understand; and whatever they do understand physically [that which they know by mere instinct], like irrational beasts--by these they corrupt themselves and are destroyed (perish).
AMP
But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
KJV
Their ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by them; they sneer at all their enemies.
NIV
His ways are grievous [or persist] at all times; Your judgments [Lord] are far above and on high out of his sight [so he never thinks about them]; as for all his foes, he sniffs and sneers at them.
AMP
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
KJV
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
NIV
Now the Pharisees, who were covetous and lovers of money, heard all these things [taken together], and they began to sneer at and ridicule and scoff at Him.
AMP
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
KJV
Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood of rebels, the offspring of liars?
NIV
Against whom do you make sport and take your delight? Against whom do you open wide your mouth and put out your tongue? Are you not yourselves the children of transgression, the offspring of deceit--
AMP
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood.
KJV
