Proverbs 17:5
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
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In Context
4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
Cross References
Job 31:29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
Obadiah 1:10Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.
Obadiah 1:12But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.
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 →