Proverbs 17:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:31 : 31 The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
  • Job 31:29 : 29 If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–
  • Obad 1:11-13 : 11 You stood aloof while strangers took his army captive, and foreigners advanced to his gates. When they cast lots over Jerusalem, you behaved as though you were in league with them. 12 You should not have gloated when your relatives suffered calamity. You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed. You should not have boasted when they suffered adversity. 13 You should not have entered the city of my people when they experienced distress. You should not have joined in gloating over their misfortune when they suffered distress. You should not have looted their wealth when they endured distress.
  • Prov 16:5 : 5 The LORD abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that 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 possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
  • Prov 24:17-18 : 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice, 18 lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.
  • Obad 1:16 : 16 For just as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink, and they will gulp down; they will be as though they had never been.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:31
    83%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    77%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 13:18
    76%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Job 5:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

    17“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 28:27
    74%

    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Prov 17:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 30:17
    73%

    17The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother– the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Prov 1:26
    73%

    26so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 14:9
    73%

    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

  • Prov 15:20
    73%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Prov 19:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 9:7
    72%

    7Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

  • Job 13:9
    72%

    9Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him?

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 18:3
    72%

    3When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

  • Prov 15:12
    72%

    12The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

  • Ps 10:2
    72%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Prov 3:34
    72%

    34With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble.

  • Job 9:23
    71%

    23If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.

  • Prov 18:23
    71%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Ps 52:6
    71%

    6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Prov 28:22
    71%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 28:24
    71%

    24The one who robs his father and mother and says,“There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.

  • Prov 22:8
    71%

    8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

  • Prov 24:9
    71%

    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

  • Ps 37:13
    71%

    13The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.

  • Ps 15:4
    71%

    4He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

    28A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

  • Job 12:5
    71%

    5For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!