Proverbs 17:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

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  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.
  • Job 31:29 : 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted myself up when evil found him;
  • Obad 1:11-13 : 11 In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were as one of them. 12 But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother in the day of his calamity; nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; nor should you have spoken proudly in the day of distress. 13 You should not have entered the gate of My people in the day of their calamity; indeed, you should 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 Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though they join hand in hand, they shall not go unpunished.
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, 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 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 shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.
  • Obad 1:16 : 16 For as you have drunk on My holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually; yes, they shall drink, and swallow, and they shall be as though they had never been.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen on me.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:31
    83%

    31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich have many friends.

    21He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:18
    76%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.

  • Job 5:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 28:27
    74%

    27He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.

  • Prov 17:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

    21He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 30:17
    73%

    17The eye that mocks his father and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in times of trouble.

  • Prov 1:26
    73%

    26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19The righteous see it and are glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7The righteous consider the cause of the poor; but the wicked do not understand to know it.

  • Prov 14:9
    73%

    9Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.

  • Prov 15:20
    73%

    20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

  • Prov 19:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

    26He who wastes his father, and chases away his mother, is a son who causes shame, and brings reproach.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

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

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 9:7
    72%

    7He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

  • Job 13:9
    72%

    9Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocks another, do you so mock him?

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 18:3
    72%

    3When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor, reproach.

  • Prov 15:12
    72%

    12A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.

  • Ps 10:2
    72%

    2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.

  • Prov 3:34
    72%

    34Surely he scorns the scorners: but he gives grace to the lowly.

  • Job 9:23
    71%

    23If the scourge slays suddenly, He will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

  • Prov 18:23
    71%

    23The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

  • Ps 52:6
    71%

    6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 28:22
    71%

    22He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 28:24
    71%

    24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression, is a companion of a destroyer.

  • Prov 22:8
    71%

    8He who sows iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.

  • Prov 24:9
    71%

    9The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25But those who rebuke him shall have delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Ps 37:13
    71%

    13The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

  • Ps 15:4
    71%

    4In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt, and does not change.

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; there is one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

  • Job 12:5
    71%

    5He who is ready to slip with his feet is like a lamp despised in the thought of him who is at ease.