Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
New American Standard Bible
He who
King James Version
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Holman Bible
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.
International Standard Version
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished.
A Conservative Version
He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
American Standard Version
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Amplified
Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker,
And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.
Bible in Basic English
Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
Darby Translation
Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
Julia Smith Translation
He mocking to the poor one reproached him making him: and he rejoicing at misfortune shall not be unpunished.
King James 2000
Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Modern King James verseion
Whoever scorns the poor reviles his Maker; he who is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso laugheth the poor to scorn, blasphemeth his maker; and he that is glad of another man's hurt, shall not be unpunished.
NET Bible
The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
New Heart English Bible
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
The Emphasized Bible
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
Webster
He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
World English Bible
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Themes
Mockery » Those that mock the poor
Mocking » General references to
The poor » By mocking, God is reproached
Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden
Topics
Interlinear
La`ag
Charaph.
Sameach
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
4 An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. 5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. 6 Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.
Cross References
Job 31:29
If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,
Proverbs 14:31
An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
Proverbs 16:5
An abomination to Jehovah is every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.
Psalm 69:9
For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
Proverbs 14:21
Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
Proverbs 24:17-18
In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
Jeremiah 17:16
And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou -- Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,
Obadiah 1:11-13
In the day of thy standing over-against, In the day of strangers taking captive his force, And foreigners have entered his gates, And for Jerusalem have cast a lot, Even thou art as one of them!
Obadiah 1:16
For -- as ye have drunk on My holy mount, Drink do all the nations continually, And they have drunk and have swallowed, And they have been as they have not been.
Romans 12:15
to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,
1 John 3:17
and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him?