Proverbs 17:5 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹעֵ֣גlo.'Eg[one who] mocks

Lemma: לָעַג (la.ag) · Strong's: H3932

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to mock

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:1, Job 9:23, Job 11:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3932; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 1

לָ֭רָשׁLa.rosh<to> the poor [person]

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 2

חֵרֵ֣ףche.Refhe reproaches

Lemma: חָרַף (cha.raph) · Strong's: H2778A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to taunt

Used 39 times. Also: Judges 5:18, Judges 8:15, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2778A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 3

עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.humaker his

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 4

שָׂמֵ֥חַsa.Me.ach[a person] joyful

Lemma: שָׂמֵחַ (sa.me.ach) · Strong's: H8056

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: glad

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:15, 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:45, 1 Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 8:66, 2 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8056; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 5

לְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'Eidfor calamity

Lemma: אֵיד (ed) · Strong's: H0343

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: calamity

Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:35, 2 Samuel 22:19, Job 18:12, Job 21:17, Job 21:30, Job 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0343; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 7

יִנָּקֶֽה\׃yi.na.Kehhe will go unpunished

Lemma: נָקָה (na.qah) · Strong's: H5352

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to clear

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:41, Exodus 20:7, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5352; TAHOT Proverbs 17:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who mocks	→	לָעַג H3932 to mock
the poor	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
insults	→	חָרַף H2778A to taunt
their Maker	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
whoever gloats	→	שָׂמֵחַ H8056 glad
over calamity	→	אֵיד H0343 calamity
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
go unpunished	→	נָקָה H5352 to clear

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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