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Proverbs 17:5

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

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Lexical meaning

לָעַגlâʻag · law-ag'
H3932 · Hebrew

Definition: to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.
Grammar: לֹעֵ֣ג — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVqrmsa
Usage: Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Kings 19:21 2 Chronicles 30:10 Nehemiah 2:19 Nehemiah 3:33 Job 9:23

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read לָעַג here.

Verse 4 Verse 6

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.