Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

Cross References (11)

  • Proverbs 14:31 (13)

    Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Job 31:29 (9)

    If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—

  • Obadiah 1:11–13 (7)

    On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jeru

  • 1 John 3:17 (7)

    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of

  • Proverbs 16:5 (6)

    Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

  • Proverbs 14:21 (6)

    He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

  • Romans 12:15 (6)

    Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

  • Proverbs 24:17–18 (5)

    Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

  • Psalms 69:9 (3)

    because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

  • Jeremiah 17:16 (3)

    But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of

  • Obadiah 1:16 (1)

    For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they