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Proverbs 17:5

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5Whoso mocketh the poor ereproacheth ehis Maker:

And fhe that is glad at calamities shall not be †unpunished.

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Footnotes

  1. ech. 14:31.
  2. ech. 14:31.
  3. fSo Job 31:29. ch. 24:17. Obad. 12.
  4. †Heb. held innocent. See ch. 16:5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;

he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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.