If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Proverbs 17:5 - King James 2000 Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that 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 rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen upon me.
He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor.
Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though they join hand in hand, none shall be unpunished.
As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.
And say unto the Ammonites, 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 the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
For your violence against your brother Jacob shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.
For as you have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had never been.
But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his heart of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?