New King James Version
Proverbs 17:5
5He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at 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 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 refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts. 4An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 6Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father. 7Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:5 word by word
לֹעֵ֣ג לָ֭רָשׁ חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝אֵ֗יד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 17:5
- Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Psalms 69:9Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
- 1 John 3:17But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
- Job 31:29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him
- Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.
- Obadiah 1:11In the day that you stood on the other side— In the day that strangers carried captive his forces, When foreigners entered his gates And cast lots for Jerusalem— Even you were as one of them.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
- Romans 16:5Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to 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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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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