Proverbs 17:5
Who so scorneth the poore, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at [another mans] hurt, shall not be vnpunished.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
4A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.
6Childers children are a crowne of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:21Who so dispiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore.
Proverbs 16:5The Lorde abhorreth all such as be of a proude heart: and though hande be ioyned in hande, yet they shall not be vnpunished.
Obadiah 1:10For thy crueltie against thy brother Iacob shame shall couer thee, and thou shalt be cut of for euer.
Obadiah 1:12But thou shouldest not haue beholden the day of thy brother in the day that he was made a straunger, neither shouldest thou haue reioyced ouer the childre of Iuda in the day of their destruction, thou shouldest not haue spoken proudly in the day of affliction:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:5
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Note, 1. Those that design to do ill support themselves by falsehood and lying: A wicked doer gives ear, with a great deal of pleasure, to false lips, that will justify him in the ill he does, to those that aim to make public disturbances, catch greedily at libels, and false stories, that defame the government and the administration. 2. Those that take the liberty to tell lies take a pleasure in hearing them told: A liar gives… Read the whole commentary →