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Proverbs 17:5

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5Whoever mocks the poor rinsults his Maker;

he who is sglad at calamity will not go tunpunished.

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Cross references

  1. rch. 14:31; [Matt. 25:40, 45]
  2. sJob 31:29; Obad. 12; [ch. 24:17]
  3. tch. 16:5

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;

whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,

and one who rejoices over calamity

will not go unpunished.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;

those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;

he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

KJV 1900King James Version

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:

And he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.