Proverbs 17:5 - Easy To Read Version5 Some people make fun of poor people. They laugh at people who have problems. This shows that those bad people don’t respect God who made them. These bad people will be punished. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: And he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent or go unpunished. [Job 31:29; Prov. 14:31; Obad. 12.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. See the chapterCommon English Bible5 Those who mock the poor insult their maker; those who rejoice in disaster won’t go unpunished. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version5 Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished. See the chapter |