Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; Andhe that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
WEB
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
YLT
Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
DBT
Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.