*If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Proverbs 17:5 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: And he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent or go unpunished. [Job 31:29; Prov. 14:31; Obad. 12.] American Standard Version (1901) Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. Common English Bible Those who mock the poor insult their maker; those who rejoice in disaster won’t go unpunished. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished. |
*If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him;
For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: they shall certainly not be unpunished.
As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.
and tell the children of `Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord GOD: Thus says the Lord GOD, Because you said, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against Eretz-Yisra'el, when it was made desolate; and against the house of Yehudah, when they went into captivity:
For the violence done to your brother Ya`akov, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.
For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so will all the nations drink continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had not been.
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?