I think in this instance the word
mock means
decieve, btw.
I.E. God is not fooled by wordly acts (acts of the flesh), ceremonies, etc. that come without true spiritual faith.
A thing I like to look at for these bible verses is "The Amplified Bible". It's a modern translation that further explains the certain words and takes the context into account. You can look at it online...
For this it says:
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Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked [a]by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and [b]that only is what he will reap.
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That's what I was getting at.
You can search a bunch of different translations at
Bibles.com