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Proverbs 17:5 Interlinear

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

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Proverbs 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	לֹעֵ֣ג	H3932	Whoso mocketh	to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
2	לָ֭רָשׁ	H7326	the poor	to be destitute
3	חֵרֵ֣ף	H2778	reproacheth	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;
4	עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ	H6213	his Maker	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
5	שָׂמֵ֥חַ	H8056	and he that is glad	blithe or gleeful
6	לְ֝אֵ֗יד	H343	at calamities	oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
7	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8	יִנָּקֶֽה׃	H5352	shall not be unpunished	to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e., extirpated

Proverbs 17:5 (current)Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished