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Proverbs 17:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.Proverbs 17:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:5 in context
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.
5Whoso 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- reproachethchâraphto pull offH2778 →
- calamitiesʼêydoppressionH343 →
- mockethlâʻagto derideH3932 →
- Makerʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- poorrûwshto be destituteH7326 →
- gladsâmêachblithe or gleefulH8056 →
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See here, 1. What a great sin those are guilty of who trample upon the poor, who ridicule their wants and the meanness of their appearance, upbraid them with their poverty, and take advantage from their weakness to be abusive and injurious to them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary