King James Version
Proverbs 17:5
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.1
Proverbs 17:5 in other versions
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
Context of Proverbs 17:5
3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts. 4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. 6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
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 that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Psalms 69:9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
- 1 John 3:17But 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?
- Proverbs 24:17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
- Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
- Jeremiah 17:16As 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.
- Obadiah 1:11In 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.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
- Romans 16:5Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 17:5 unpunished: Heb. held innocent ↩
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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