Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:5
5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Context of Proverbs 17:5
3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. 4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue. He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished. 6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father. 7Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:5 word by word
לֹעֵ֣ג לָ֭רָשׁ חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝אֵ֗יד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:5
- Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Psalms 69:9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
- 1 John 3:17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Job 31:29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
- Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
- Obadiah 1:11On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
- Romans 16:5Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He that is glad at calamity - He who is pleased to hear of the misfortune of another will, in the course of God's just government, have his own multiplied.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He that is glad at calamities - A temper common at all times as the most hateful form of evil; the Greek ̓́ epichairekakiaThe sins spoken of in both clauses occur also in Job‘s vindication of his integrity Proverbs 31:13, Proverbs 31:29.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 Those that laugh at poverty, treat God's providence and precepts with contempt.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Mocking what God created is the same as mocking God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Compare Pr 14:31). glad at calamities--rejoicing in others' evil. Such are rightly punished by God, who knows their hearts.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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