Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
4A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Cross References
Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or exulted when evil found him —
Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious unto the humble, happy is he.
Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; my hand upon it! he shall not be unpunished.
Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after Thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; Thou knowest it; that which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee.
Obadiah 1:10For the violence done to thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
Obadiah 1:12But thou shouldest not have gazed on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of 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 →