| Proverbs 17:5 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker. Whoever is happy to see someone's distress will not escape punishment.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
| ASV: | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. |
| BBE: | 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. |
| DBY: | Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent. |
| ERV: | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. |
| JPS: | Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. |
| WBS: | He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
| WEB: | Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. |
| YLT: | Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. |
| Proverbs 17:5 Cross References |
| XREF: | Job 31:29 "Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?
Proverbs 14:31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
Proverbs 24:17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
Obadiah 1:12 "Do not gloat over your brother's day, The day of his misfortune. And do not rejoice over the sons of Judah In the day of their destruction; Yes, do not boast In the day of their distress. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 17:4. Flatterers, especially false teachers, are welcome to those that live in sin. 5. Those that laugh at poverty, treat God's providence and precepts with contempt. 6. It is an honour to children to have wise and godly parents continued to them, even after they are grown up and settled in the world. 7. A fool, in Solomon's Proverbs, signifies a wicked man, whom excellent speech does not become, because his conversation contradicts it. |
| CONC: | Acquitted Blasphemeth Calamities Calamity Contempt Disaster Free Glad Gloats Held Innocent Insults Maker Makes Mocketh Mocking Mocks Poor Punishment Puts Rejoices Rejoicing Reproached Reproaches Reproacheth Shame Shows Sport Taunts Trouble Unpunished |
| PREV: | Acquitted Blasphemeth Calamities Calamity Contempt Disaster Free Glad Held Innocent Insults Maker Makes Mocketh Mocking Mocks Poor Puts Rejoices Rejoicing Reproached Reproaches Reproacheth Shame Shows Sport Taunts Trouble Unpunished |
| NEXT: | Acquitted Blasphemeth Calamities Calamity Contempt Disaster Free Glad Held Innocent Insults Maker Makes Mocketh Mocking Mocks Poor Puts Rejoices Rejoicing Reproached Reproaches Reproacheth Shame Shows Sport Taunts Trouble Unpunished |
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