Proverbs 17:5

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Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

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  • Prov 14:31 : 31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
  • Job 31:29 : 29 If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—
  • Obad 1:11-13 : 11 On the day you stood aloof, on the day strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. 12 But do not gloat over your brother on the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah on the day of their destruction; and do not boastfully speak on the day of distress. 13 Do not enter the gate of my people on the day of their disaster; do not gloat over their calamity on the day of their disaster; and do not reach out your hand to their wealth on the day of their disaster.
  • Prov 16:5 : 5 The Lord detests all who are proud in heart; be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him?
  • Prov 24:17-18 : 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles. 18 Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.
  • Obad 1:16 : 16 Just as you drank on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and gulp down and be as though they had never been.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

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  • Prov 14:31
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    31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

    21 Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6 Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Job 5:16-17
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    16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

    17 Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 17:20-21
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    20 A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

    21 The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 30:17
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    17 The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1 For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • Prov 1:26
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    26 I too will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,

  • Job 22:19
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    19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Prov 14:9
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    9 Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  • Prov 15:20
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    20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Prov 19:25-26
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    25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

    26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3 A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 9:7
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    7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked person incurs abuse.

  • Job 13:9
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    9 Would it be well when He examines you? Could you deceive Him as you deceive a mortal?

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3 When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor comes shame.

  • Prov 15:12
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    12 A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

  • Prov 3:34
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    34 He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.

  • Job 9:23
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    23 When a scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23 The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Ps 52:6
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    6 You love all words that destroy, O deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18 Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1 A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Prov 28:24
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    24 Whoever robs his father or mother and says, 'There is no wrong in it,' is a companion to a destroyer.

  • Prov 22:8
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    8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9 The plans of foolishness are sinful, and the mocker is detestable to others.

  • Prov 24:25
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    25 But it will go well with those who rebuke, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them.

  • Ps 37:13
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    13 The Lord laughs at him because He sees that his day is coming.

  • Ps 15:4
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    4 Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

    28 A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7 One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

  • Job 12:5
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    5 "Those who are at ease hold contempt for misfortune, as if it were prepared for the feet of those slipping."