5Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.


In Context

2 A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

3 A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

4 An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

6 Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.

7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

Proverbs 17:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:5He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:5He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:5Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:5He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.