Proverbs 17:5

He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

In Context

4A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.

6Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.

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Cross References

Job 31:29And if too I was glad at the fall of my enemies, and my heart said, Aha!

Proverbs 14:21He that dishonors the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.

Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in heart is unclean before God, and he that unjustly strikes hands with hand shall not be held guiltless. The beginning of a good way is to do justly; and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices. He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace. All of the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; and the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.

Jeremiah 17:16But I have not been weary of following you, nor have I desired the day of man; you know; the words that proceed out of my lips are before your face.

Obadiah 1:10Because of the slaughter and the sin committed against your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off for ever.

Obadiah 1:12And + 1:12 Or, look not you, etc. you should not have looked on the day of your brother in the day of strangers; nor should you have rejoiced against the children of Juda in the day of their destruction; neither should you have boasted in the day of their 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 →

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