Proverbs 17:5
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
לָעַג
lâʻag
to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
חָרַף
châraph
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; t...
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׂמַח
sâmach
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
הַוָּה
havvâh
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
נָקָה
nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
Key Terms in This Verse
לָעַג lâʻag
to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
Study H3932 →חָרַף châraph
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter
Study H2778 →נָקָה nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
Study H5352 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →שָׂמַח sâmach
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Study H8055 →Cross References
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
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.
For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
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