New English Translation
Proverbs 17:5
5The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster 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
3The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the Lord tests hearts. 4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue. The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished. 6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents. 7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:5 word by word
לֹעֵ֣ג לָ֭רָשׁ חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝אֵ֗יד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:5
- Proverbs 14:21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
- Psalms 69:9Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
- 1 John 3:17But 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?
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,
- Job 31:29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him –
- Jeremiah 17:16But 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.
- Obadiah 1:11You 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.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
- Romans 16:5Also greet the church in their house. Greet my dear friend 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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