Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
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In Context
4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
6Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
Cross References
Job 31:29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished.
Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.
Obadiah 1:10For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.
Obadiah 1:12But don’t look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don’t speak 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 →