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Proverbs 17:5
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
Proverbs 17:5 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 17:5 in other translations
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
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In context
2 A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
3 Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
4 Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip,—Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.
5 He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
6 The crown of old men, consists of children’s children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.
7 Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.
8 A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.
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