Proverbs 17:5
He who mocketh the poor showeth contempt for his Oseh (Maker), 1 and he that gloats at calamities shall not go unpunished. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6Bnei banim are the ateret of zekenim; 1 and the tiferet of banim are their avot. 1
Cross References
Job 31:29If I rejoice at the misfortune of him that hated me, 1 or gloated when rah found him, 1
Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his re'a sinneth, 1 but he that is kind to the anayim (needy ones), happy is he. 1
Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in lev 1 is to'evat Hashem; 1 though yad join in yad, he shall not go unpunished. 1
Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hastened away 1 from being a ro'eh (shepherd) to follow Thee; 1 neither did I lust for the woeful day; 1 Thou knowest; 1 that which came out of my lips was before Thee. 1
Obadiah 1:10For thy chamas against thy brother Ya'akov, 1 bushah (shame) shall cover thee, 1 and thou shalt be cut off l'olam (for ever). 1
Obadiah 1:12But thou shouldest not have gloated over the day 1 of thy brother in the day of his misfortune; 1 neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the Bnei Yehudah 1 in the day of their destruction; 1 neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly 1 in the Yom Tzarah (Day of Trouble). 1
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 →