Proverbs 17:5
Other Translations of Proverbs 17:5
New International Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
English Standard Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
The Message
5 Whoever mocks poor people, insults their Creator; gloating over misfortune is a punishable crime.
New King James Version
5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
New Living Translation
5 Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 17:5
Commentary on Proverbs 17:5
(Read Proverbs 17:5)
Those that laugh at poverty, treat God's providence and precepts with contempt.