Loading…

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor rinsults his Maker;

he who is sglad at calamity will not go tunpunished.

Read more Explain verse



Proverbs 17:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;

whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:

And he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;

those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

Proverbs 17:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;

He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker;

whoever enjoys someone’s trouble will be punished.

Proverbs 17:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker;

And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 17:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker. 

Whoever is happy ⸤to see someone’s⸥ distress will not escape punishment. 

Proverbs 17:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,

and one who rejoices over calamity

will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;

those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;

he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Anyone who laughs at those who are poor makes fun of their Maker.

Anyone who is happy when others suffer will be punished.

Proverbs 17:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;

He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.


A service of Logos Bible Software