Proverbs 17:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
  • Job 31:29 : 29 If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
  • Obad 1:11-13 : 11 Because you were there watching when men from other lands took away his goods, and strange men came into his doors, and put the fate of Jerusalem to the decision of chance; you were like one of them. 12 Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble. 13 Do not go into the doors of my people on the day of their downfall; do not be looking on their trouble with pleasure on the day of their downfall, or put your hands on their goods on the day of their downfall.
  • Prov 16:5 : 5 Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
  • Prov 24:17-18 : 17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall: 18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.
  • Obad 1:16 : 16 For as you have been drinking on my holy mountain, so will all the nations go on drinking without end; they will go on drinking and the wine will go down their throats, and they will be as if they had never been.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:31
    83%

    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

    21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

    6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

  • Prov 13:18
    76%

    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • Job 5:16-17
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    75%

    16 So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

    17 Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 28:27
    74%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 17:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

    21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

  • Prov 30:17
    73%

    17 The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 1:26
    73%

    26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19 The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 14:9
    73%

    9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

  • Prov 15:20
    73%

    20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

  • Prov 19:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

    26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Prov 9:7
    72%

    7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

  • Job 13:9
    72%

    9 Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Prov 18:3
    72%

    3 When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

  • Prov 15:12
    72%

    12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

  • Ps 10:2
    72%

    2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

  • Prov 3:34
    72%

    34 He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

  • Job 9:23
    71%

    23 If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.

  • Prov 18:23
    71%

    23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

  • Ps 52:6
    71%

    6 The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • Prov 28:22
    71%

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Prov 28:24
    71%

    24 He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

  • Prov 22:8
    71%

    8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

  • Prov 24:9
    71%

    9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

  • Ps 37:13
    71%

    13 He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.

  • Ps 15:4
    71%

    4 Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change.

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

    28 A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

  • Job 12:5
    71%

    5 In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.