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I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also laugh at your disaster; I will mock when your dread comes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I will even laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will also laugh at your disaster; I will mock when your dread comes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when your dread <i>and</i> panic come,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"So when you are struck by some terrible disaster, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will laugh at your calamity. I will make fun of you when panic strikes you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So when you get into trouble, I will laugh at you. I will make fun of you when terror strikes--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I also laugh in your calamity, "" I deride when your fear comes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also I will laugh at your ruin: I will deride in the coming of your terror;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I also will laugh in your destruction, and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Similarly, I will ridicule you at your demise, and I will mock you, when that which you feared shall overcome you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I, in my turn, will laugh at your doom; will mock when terror overtakes you; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I also will laugh at your calamity; I will rejoice when terror and sudden destruction come upon you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I also shall laugh over your destruction and I shall rejoice when tumult and destruction suddenly comes upon you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against <i>you</i> when ruin comes upon you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/1-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Wisdom Calls Aloud</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">in turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7832.htm" title="7832: ’eś·ḥāq (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To laugh. A primitive root; to laugh; by implication, to play.">will mock</a> <a href="/hebrew/343.htm" title="343: bə·’ê·ḏə·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Distress, calamity. From the same as 'uwd; oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin.">your calamity;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3932.htm" title="3932: ’el·‘aḡ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To mock, deride, stammer. A primitive root; to deride; by implication to speak unintelligibly.">I will sneer</a> <a href="/hebrew/6343.htm" title="6343: p̄aḥ·də·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Dread. From pachad; a alarm.">when terror</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">strikes you,</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Psalm 2:4</a></span><br />The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a></span><br />So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a></span><br />And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Ezekiel 8:18</a></span><br />Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Micah 3:4</a></span><br />Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Zechariah 7:13</a></span><br />And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-9.htm">Job 27:9</a></span><br />Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-13.htm">Psalm 37:13</a></span><br />but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/59-8.htm">Psalm 59:8</a></span><br />But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a></span><br />When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a></span><br />Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25-27</a></span><br />After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ / Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ / And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-10.htm">Matthew 25:10-12</a></span><br />But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. / Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ / But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-28</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:11-12</a></span><br />For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Judges 10:14</a></b></br> Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Psalm 2:4</a></b></br> He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-13.htm">Psalm 37:13</a></b></br> The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/107-39.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/psalms/119-51.htm">Deride</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/psalms/119-39.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/80-6.htm">Laugh</a> <a href="/psalms/119-51.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Overtakes</a> <a href="/psalms/48-6.htm">Panic</a> <a href="/psalms/139-20.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/psalms/144-6.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Deride</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-9.htm">Laugh</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Overtakes</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Panic</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-1.htm">The use of the proverbs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">to avoid the enticing of sinners</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Wisdom complains of her contempt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">She threatens her contemners</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>in turn I will mock your calamity;</b><br>This phrase reflects the principle of divine retribution, where the consequences of one's actions are met with a corresponding response from God. The idea of God mocking calamity is a stark reminder of the seriousness of rejecting wisdom. In biblical context, this is a warning to those who refuse to heed divine instruction. The concept of "mocking" here is not to be understood as petty ridicule but as a demonstration of the futility of ignoring God's wisdom. This echoes themes found in <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Psalm 2:4</a>, where God laughs at the plans of the wicked. The calamity mentioned can be seen as the inevitable result of living contrary to God's design, a theme prevalent throughout the wisdom literature.<p><b>I will sneer when terror strikes you,</b><br>The imagery of God sneering at terror underscores the inevitability of judgment for those who reject wisdom. This is not an arbitrary act of cruelty but a just response to persistent disobedience. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on wisdom as a means of living in harmony with God's creation. The terror that strikes is often self-inflicted, a result of ignoring divine guidance. This phrase can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of sowing and reaping, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>, where actions have consequences. The sneering is a metaphorical expression of the certainty and righteousness of divine justice, emphasizing that God's wisdom should not be taken lightly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He compiled these sayings to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_simple_and_the_foolish.htm">The Simple and the Foolish</a></b><br>These are the primary audiences addressed in <a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Proverbs 1</a>. The "simple" refers to those who are naive or inexperienced, while the "foolish" are those who reject wisdom and instruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>Personified as a woman calling out in the streets, wisdom represents God's truth and guidance available to all who seek it.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/calamity_and_terror.htm">Calamity and Terror</a></b><br>These are the consequences faced by those who reject wisdom. They symbolize the inevitable troubles and fears that come upon those who ignore God's guidance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_streets_and_public_squares.htm">The Streets and Public Squares</a></b><br>These locations symbolize the accessibility of wisdom, indicating that God's truth is available to everyone, not hidden or exclusive.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_wisdom.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring Wisdom</a></b><br>Ignoring God's wisdom leads to inevitable calamity and terror. This verse serves as a warning that there are real consequences for rejecting divine guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_justice_of_god.htm">The Justice of God</a></b><br>God's response of mockery and sneering is not out of cruelty but a reflection of divine justice. It underscores the seriousness of rejecting His wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_availability_of_wisdom.htm">The Availability of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is accessible to all, as it calls out in public places. We are without excuse if we choose to ignore it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_heeding_wisdom.htm">The Urgency of Heeding Wisdom</a></b><br>The time to embrace wisdom is now, before calamity strikes. Procrastination in spiritual matters can lead to irreversible consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_fear_in_learning.htm">The Role of Fear in Learning</a></b><br>A healthy fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Recognizing the potential for calamity should drive us to seek God's guidance earnestly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_mocking_god.htm">What is the meaning of mocking God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_52_6-7_with_evildoers'_prosperity.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 52:6–7 with other biblical texts that show evildoers prospering instead of being mocked? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_mocking_the_poor_go_unpunished.htm">Proverbs 17:5 suggests God is directly involved in consequences for mocking the poor. How do we reconcile this with observable reality where such mockery often seems unpunished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proverbs_26_4-5__why_aren't_they_contradictory.htm">Proverbs 26:4-5: How can these adjacent verses not be contradictory when they offer opposite instructions on answering fools?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">I also will laugh . . . I will mock.--</span>For expressions like this, comp. <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm" title="He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.">Psalm 2:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/37-13.htm" title="The LORD shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.">Psalm 37:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/59-8.htm" title="But you, O LORD, shall laugh at them; you shall have all the heathen in derision.">Psalm 59:8</a>, where the same actions are attributed to God. They are not to be taken literally, of course, for the sight of human folly can give no pleasure to Him. They signify that He will act as if He mocked when He refuses to hear their cry. Similar expressions, imputing human actions to the Almighty, are <a href="/genesis/11-5.htm" title="And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.">Genesis 11:5</a>; <a href="/genesis/11-7.htm" title="Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.">Genesis 11:7</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm" title="For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly: therefore from now on you shall have wars.">2Chronicles 16:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-9.htm" title="He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.">Psalm 18:9</a>; human feelings, <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm" title="And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.">Genesis 6:6</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I also will laugh at your calamity;</span> or, more accurately, <span class="accented">in the time of your calamity</span>; as in the Vulgate, <span class="accented">in interitu vestro ridebo.</span> The preposition prefixed to the substantive <span class="accented">b'eyd'chem</span> (<span class="hebrew">בְּאֵידְכֵם</span>) refers to the time, or state, or condition (Gesenius, 'Gram.,' 154, 3). In the time of their calamity wisdom will exult or rejoice. The LXX., <span class="greek">Τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ ἀπλείᾳ</span> <span class="greek">ἐπιγελάσομαι</span>, however, favours the rendering of the Authorized Version. <span class="accented">Calamity</span> (<span class="hebrew">אֵיד</span>, <span class="accented">eyd</span>) is heavy overwhelming misfortune, that which oppresses and crushes its victims. The terrific nature of the punishment of the wicked is marked by a succession of terms all of terrible import - calamity, fear, desolation, destruction, distress, and anguish (vers. 26, 27). When these come upon them, then Wisdom will laugh and have them in derision. The verbs "laugh" (<span class="hebrew">שָׂחַק</span>, <span class="accented">sakhak</span>) and "mock" (<span class="hebrew">גאאל לָעַג</span>) are the same as in <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Psalm 2:4</a>, where they are rendered "to mock" and "have in derision." <span class="cmt_word">When your fear cometh;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> has actually arrived. <span class="accented">Fear</span> (<span class="hebrew">פַחַד</span> <span class="accented">pakhad</span>); here used metonymically for that which causes the fear or terror (<span class="accented">id, quod timebatis</span>, Vulgate). There is a similar use of <span class="greek">φόβος</span> in <a href="/1_peter/3-14.htm">1 Peter 3:14</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/1-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">in turn</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֭נִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will mock</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׂחָ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(’eś·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7832.htm">Strong's 7832: </a> </span><span class="str2">To laugh, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your calamity;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ê·ḏə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_343.htm">Strong's 343: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oppression, misfortune, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will sneer</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג</span> <span class="translit">(’el·‘aḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3932.htm">Strong's 3932: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deride, to speak unintelligibly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when terror</span><br /><span class="heb">פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(p̄aḥ·də·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6343.htm">Strong's 6343: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, alarm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strikes you,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/1-26.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:26 I also will laugh at your disaster (Prov. 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