Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 17:5 in English Standard Version "Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished." Job 31:29 “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him Pr 14:31 Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. Pr 16:5 Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished. Pr 24:17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, Ob 1:12 But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their ruin; do not boast in the day of distress. Mt 25:40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ Mt 25:45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’