Proverbs 17:5

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

He who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

Cross References

Job 31:29

“If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him that hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him

Psalm 69:9

For zeal for thy house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult thee have fallen on me.

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 16:5

Every one who is arrogant is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.

Jeremiah 17:16

I have not pressed thee to send evil, nor have I desired the day of disaster, thou knowest; that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

Ezekiel 25:3

Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, ‘Aha!’ over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when it went into exile;

Obadiah 1:10

For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off for ever.

Obadiah 1:16

For as you have drunk upon my holy mountain, all the nations round about shall drink; they shall drink, and stagger, and shall be as though they had not been.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

1 John 3:17

But if any one has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?