Modern Translations
New International Version Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
New Living Translation Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
English Standard Version Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Berean Study Bible He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
New American Standard Bible One who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; One who rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.
NASB 1995 He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
NASB 1977 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Amplified Bible Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker, And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.
Christian Standard Bible The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished.
Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished.
Contemporary English Version By insulting the poor, you insult your Creator. You will be punished if you make fun of someone in trouble.
Good News Translation If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.
GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker. Whoever is happy [to see someone's] distress will not escape punishment.
International Standard Version Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished.
NET Bible The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.