Proverbs 17:5
5 Whoever mocks poor people, insults their Creator; gloating over misfortune is a punishable crime.
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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.