Proverbs
Proverbs 17:5
5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker;
whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who mocks | לֹעֵ֣ג | lō·‘êḡ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3932 mock, deride |
| the poor | לָ֭רָשׁ | lā·rāš | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7326 be in want, poor |
| insults | חֵרֵ֣ף | ḥê·rêp̄ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2778 reproach |
| their Maker | עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ | ‘ō·śê·hū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| whoever gloats | שָׂמֵ֥חַ | śā·mê·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular | H8056 glad, joyful, merry |
| over calamity | לְ֝אֵ֗יד | lə·’êḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H343 distress, calamity |
| will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go unpunished | יִנָּקֶֽה׃ | yin·nā·qeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5352 be empty(?), clean |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 14:31 · Job 31:29 · Obadiah 1:11–13 · 1 John 3:17 · Romans 12:15 · Proverbs 16:5 · Proverbs 24:17–18 · Proverbs 14:21 · Psalm 69:9 · Jeremiah 17:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.