Proverbs 17:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:31 : 31 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • Job 31:29 : 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
  • Obad 1:11-13 : 11 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. 12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress. 13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid [hands] on their substance in the day of their calamity;
  • Prov 16:5 : 5 ¶ Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 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?
  • Prov 24:17-18 : 17 ¶ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not hastened from [being] a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was [right] before thee.
  • Obad 1:16 : 16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, [so] shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 ¶ He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.

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    31 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

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    16 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    20 ¶ The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.

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  • Prov 13:18
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    18 ¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

  • Prov 19:17
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    8 ¶ He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

  • Prov 17:20-21
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    20 ¶ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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  • Prov 30:17
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  • Prov 1:26
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    26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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  • Prov 29:7
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    9 ¶ Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

  • Prov 15:20
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    20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 19:25-26
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    25 ¶ Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

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  • Prov 28:6
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    6 ¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.

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