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Proverbs 17:5

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

KJV

Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori ejus, et qui ruina lætatur alterius non erit impunitus.

Vulgate

ὁ καταγελῶν πτωχοῦ παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν, ὁ δὲ ἐπιχαίρων ἀπολλυμένῳ οὐκ ἀθῳωθήσεται· ὁ δὲ ἐπισπλαχνιζόμενος ἐλεηθήσεται.

LXX

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; Andhe that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

ASV

לֹעֵ֣ג לָ֭/רָשׁ חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑/הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝/אֵ֗יד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
לָעֲגָ֣ה
l'gh
verb · 17×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 24×
נִי
ny
verb · 41×
נַקֵּ֖ה
nqh
verb · 42×
רָ֣שׁ
rsh
verb · 24×
שְׂמֵחִֽים
shmchym
verb · 20×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 11:22 — What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
  • 1John 3:17 — But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
  • Ezek 25:3 — And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was de
  • Jas 2:6 — But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
  • Jer 17:16 — As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
  • Job 31:29 — If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
  • Job 31:29 — If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
  • Lev 14:21 — And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat o
  • Matt 25:45 — Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
  • Obad 1:11 — In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as o
  • Obad 1:12 — But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neit
  • Prov 14:21 — He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
  • Prov 14:21 — He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
  • Prov 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • Prov 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • Prov 16:5 — Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
  • Prov 24:17 — Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
  • Prov 24:17 — Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
  • Prov 28:20 — A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
  • Ps 69:9 — For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
  • Rom 12:15 — Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
  • Rom 12:16 — Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.