Scoff, Scoffer
Scoff, Scoffer
skof, skofer: The verb indicates the manifestation of contempt by insulting words or actions; it combines bitterness with ridicule. It is much more frequent in the Revised Version (British and American) than in the King James Version, replacing scorn of the latter in Psa 1:1; Pro 1:22, etc. Scorn refers rather to an inner emotion based on a sense of superiority; scoff, to the outward expression of this emotion.