Proverbs 17:5
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip,—Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.
Cross References
Job 31:29If rejoiced in the misfortune of him that hated me, or exulted when calamity found him;—
Proverbs 14:21He that sheweth contempt for his neighbour, sinneth, but, he that sheweth favour to the afflicted, how happy is he!
Proverbs 16:5An abomination to Yahweh, is every one who is haughty in heart, hand to hand, he shall not be held innocent.
Jeremiah 17:16But as for me, I have neither forced myself away from tending the flock after thee, Nor yet for the woeful day, have I longed—thou, knowest,—That which came out of my lips, before thy face, was uttered.
Obadiah 1:10For thy violence against thy brother Jacob, shall shame, cover thee,—so shalt thou be cut off, to times age-abiding.
Obadiah 1:12Do not, then, look with satisfaction upon the day of thy brother, upon the day of his calamity, Neither rejoice over the sons of Judah—in the day of their ruin,—nor enlarge thy mouth—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 →