Proverbs 17:5

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

Cross-references

Proverbs 14:31 uses identical language – oppressing the poor insults his Maker – reinforcing the same principle.

Proverbs 24:17 explicitly warns against rejoicing at an enemy's fall, matching the warning against gloating over calamity.

Proverbs 24:18 provides the reason for not gloating – God may see and turn His anger away – expanding on the punishment theme.

Proverbs 14:21 connects despising one's neighbor with sin, echoing the theme that mistreating the poor is sinful.

Job 31:29 Parallel

Job 31:29 shows Job's integrity by denying gloating over an enemy's ruin, directly mirroring the prohibition in Proverbs.

Obadiah 1:11-13 directly forbids gloating over a brother's disaster, exactly matching the warning in Proverbs.

In Romans 12:15, Paul commands empathy—rejoicing and weeping with others—directly opposing the gloating over calamity here.

1 Corinthians 11:22 rebukes those who 'humiliate those who have nothing' — a direct echo of Proverbs' condemnation of mocking the poor.

Psalm 35:15 Parallel

Psalm 35:15 describes enemies rejoicing at David's stumbling, exactly the 'glad at calamity' condemned here.

Ezekiel 25:3 condemns the Ammonites' 'Aha!' over Israel's sanctuary profaned and land desolate — directly echoing the warning against rejoicing at calamity.

Ezekiel 35:15 recounts Edom rejoicing over Israel's desolation, mirroring the same sin of rejoicing at calamity condemned in Proverbs.

Obadiah 1:12 explicitly warns 'do not gloat over your brother in his misfortune' — a direct parallel to Proverbs' warning against rejoicing at calamity.

Job 30:25 Contrast

Job 30:25 shows Job weeping for the needy, opposite of being glad at calamity.

Matthew 25:45 equates neglecting the least with neglecting Christ, paralleling Proverbs' link between mocking the poor and insulting the Maker.

Romans 12:16 commands to 'associate with the lowly' — the positive counterpart to Proverbs' condemnation of mocking the poor.

Leviticus 25:35 commands supporting the poor, in direct contrast to mocking them here.

1 John 3:17 Parallel

1 John 3:17 condemns withholding help from a needy brother, complementing the warning against mocking the poor in Proverbs.