1. Instances Of

   Cain's self-justifying argument when God asked him where Abel was, Genesis 4:9

   Israelites reproaching Moses, Exodus 14:11

   God reproaching Israel, Numbers 11:20, Judges 10:14

   Balak reproaching Balaam, Numbers 24:11

   Joshua to the descendants of Joseph, Joshua 17:15

   By Jotham, Judges 9:7-19

    Samson, Judges 14:18

   The men of Jabesh to Nahash, 1 Samuel 11:10

   Eliab to David, 1 Samuel 17:28

   Elijah to the priests of Baal, 1 Kings 18:27

   David's reply to Michal's irony, 2 Samuel 6:21

   Ahab's reply to Ben-hadad, 1 Kings 20:11

   Jehoash to Amaziah, 2 Kings 14:9, 10, 2 Chronicles 25:18, 19

   Rabshakeh to Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18:23, 24

   Sanballat's address to the army of Samaria, Nehemiah 4:2, 3

   Zophar to Job, Job 11:12

   Job to Zophar, Job 12:2, 3

   Of Solomon, Proverbs 26:16

   The persecutors of Jesus, Matthew 27:28, 29, Luke 23:11, John 19:2, 3, 5, 15

   Paul, 1 Timothy 4:7

   Herod Agrippa II to Paul, Acts 26:28

   See Irony; Satire