He was honored by his friend's disgrace, he was honored by his...
He sought honor for himself by humiliating the other. He brought 'honor' for himself by humiliating his friend or exposing his weaknesses.
("Rabbi Yose ben Hanina said, "He who is honored by the disgrace of his fellow man has no share in the world to come. He who is honored by the glory of the worldly life is not at all worthy" - Yerushalmi Hagiga 2, 1, and so on: "It is a commandment upon every man to love every single one of Israel as his own body...and he who is honored by the disgrace of his fellow man has no share in the world to come" - Harambam/ Sefer Hamada, Hilchot De'ot, Chapter Six, 3, 108, and so on: "He who is honored by the disgrace of his friend has no portion in the world to come. His strength to return in a way that seems like a person who is not a sinner, and he has sinned grievously" - Pela Yo'etz/Ot D', and so on: "And surely a good man was and was not honored by the disgrace of his friend" - Agnon/Takhriq Shel Stories, 19)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִתְכַּבֵּד בִּקְלוֹן חֲבֵרוֹ, הִתְכַּבֵּד בִּקְלוֹנוֹ שֶׁל...
Definition (Hebrew)
בִּיקֵּשׁ לְעַצְמוֹ כָּבוֹד מִתּוֹךְ כָּךְ שֶׁהִשְׁפִּיל אֶת הָאַחֵר. הֵבִיא 'כָּבוֹד' לְעַצְמוֹ בְּכָךְ שֶׁהִשְׁפִּיל אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ אוֹ חָשַׂף אֶת חֻלְשׁוֹתָיו.
("אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בֶּן חֲנִינָה הַמִּתְכַּבֵּד בִּקְלוֹן חֲבֵרוֹ אֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. הַמִּתְכַּבֵּד בִּכְבוֹד חֵי הָעוֹלָמִים לֹא כָּל שֶׁכֵּן"- יְרוּשַׁלְמִי חֲגִיגָה ב, א, וְכֵן:"מִצְוָה עַל כָּל אָדָם לֶאֱהֹב אֶת כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כְּגוּפוֹ...וְהַמִּתְכַּבֵּד בִּקְלוֹן חֲבֵרוֹ-אֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא"- הָרַמְבָּ"ם/ סֵפֶר הַמַּדָּע, הִלְכוֹת דֵּעוֹת,פֶּרֶק שִׁשִּׁי, ג, 108, וְכֵן:"הַמִּתְכַּבֵּד בִּקְלוֹן חֲבֵרוֹ אֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּאוּאִין חֶזְקָתוֹ לָשׁוּב בִּתְשׁוּבָה שֶׁנִּדְמֶה לְאָדָם שֶׁאֵינוֹ חוֹטֵא,וְהוּא חֵטְא חָמוּר"- פֶּלֶא יוֹעֵץ/אוֹת ד', וְכֵן:"וַדַּאי אָדָם טוֹב הָיָה וְלֹא נִתְכַּבֵּד בִּקְלוֹן חֲבֵרוֹ"- עַגְנוֹן/ תַּכְרִיךְ שֶׁל סִפּוּרִים, 19)