Proverbs 17:5 · KJV
“Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}”
— Proverbs 17:5
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
Proverbs 17 — Context
The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
6Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}
Cross References
Proverbs 14:31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Job 31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
1 John 3:17
But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels {of compassion} from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Obadiah 1:11-13
In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou {wast} as one of them. {captive...: or, his substance}
Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy {is} he.
Proverbs 16:5
Every one {that is} proud in heart {is} an abomination to the LORD: {though} hand {join} in hand, he shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
Proverbs 24:17-18
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.