Proverbs 17:5 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

He that is glad at calamities - A temper common at all times as the most hateful form of evil; the Greek ἐπιχαιρεκακία epichairekakia. The sins spoken of in both clauses occur also in Job’s vindication of his integrity Pro 31:13, Pro 31:29.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹעֵ֣ג	lo.'Eg	[one who] mocks	H3932 →
לָ֭רָשׁ	La.rosh	<to> the poor [person]	H7326 →
חֵרֵ֣ף	che.Ref	he reproaches	H2778 →
עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ	'o.Se.hu	maker his	H6213 →
שָׂמֵ֥חַ	sa.Me.ach	[a person] joyful	H8056 →
לְ֝אֵ֗יד	le.'Eid	for calamity	H343 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִנָּקֶֽה׃	yi.na.Keh	he will go unpunished	H5352 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 3:17
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
leads to
- Proverbs 19:17
  Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Isaiah 58:7–10
  Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own…
- 1 John 4:20
  If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
- Deuteronomy 15:7–11
  If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or…
Through
Job 31:29
If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
leads to
- Proverbs 24:17–18
  Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
Through
Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
leads to
- Proverbs 22:2
  The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
- Proverbs 22:16
  Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.