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Proverbs 17:5

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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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  1. Proverbs 14:31Rank 1 from verse 5
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    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

  2. Job 31:29Rank 2 from verse 5
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    29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

  3. 1 John 3:17Rank 3 from verse 5
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    17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

  4. Obadiah 1:11–13Rank 4 from verse 5
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    11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

    12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

    13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

  5. Proverbs 14:21Rank 5 from verse 5
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    21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

  6. Proverbs 16:5Rank 6 from verse 5
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    5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  7. Proverbs 24:17–18Rank 7 from verse 5
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    17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

    18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  8. Romans 12:15Rank 8 from verse 5
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    15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

  9. Psalms 69:9Rank 9 from verse 5
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    9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

  10. Jeremiah 17:16Rank 10 from verse 5
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    16As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

  11. Obadiah 1:16Rank 11 from verse 5
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    16For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.

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Proverbs 17:5

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maker

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One who makes, forms, creates, prepares, or brings something into being; in references to God, the Creator.

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glad

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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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17:4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

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17:6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

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