Proverbs 17:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 17:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:58 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹעֵ֣גlōʿēg

have in derisionverbH3932

laugh · mock · stammering

לָ֭/רָשׁlārāš

lackpronH7326

needy · poor

חֵרֵ֣ףḥērēp

betrothverbH2778

blaspheme · defy · jeopard · rail ···

עֹשֵׂ֑/הוּʿōśēhw

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

שָׂמֵ֥חַśāmēḥa

gladadjH8056

joyful · merry · -ily) · rejoice

לְ֝/אֵ֗ידləʾēyd

calamitypronH343

destruction

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִנָּקֶֽהyināqeh

acquit at allverbH5352

altogether · be blameless · cleanse · clear ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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