Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker: he that is glad at calamities will not remain unpunished.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
4An evil-doer listeneth to unjust lips: falsehood giveth ear to a tongue that bringeth destruction.
6The crown of old men are children's children; and the ornament of children are their fathers.
Cross References
Job 31:29If ever I rejoiced at the downfall of him that hated me, or was elated when evil befell him;—
Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbor is a sinner; but he that is gracious to the poor—happiness attend him!
Proverbs 16:5An abomination of the Lord is every one that is proud of heart: the hand [of God] being against [his] hand, he shall not go unpunished.
Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hastened to be a shepherd to follow thee; and the woeful day have I not longed for; thou knowest it: what came out of my lips was known before thee.
Obadiah 1:10Because of thy violence against thy brother Jacob shall shame cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
Obadiah 1:12But thou shouldst not have looked on [pleased] at the day of thy brother, on the day that he was delivered up to strangers; neither shouldst thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction; nor should thou have spoken proudly on 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 →