Those that laugh at poverty, treat God's providence and precepts with contempt.
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Proverbs 17:5
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-28Proverbs 17:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-9Proverbs 17:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryTraits of outward dad inward happiness. Happiness depends more on the inward state than on the outward condition Hence— I. CONTENTMENT AS AN ELEMENT OF HAPPINESS. (Proverbs 17:1.) The dry morsel, with rest and quiet in…Common TruthsProverbs 17:5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSee here, 1. What a great sin those are guilty of who trample upon the poor, who ridicule their wants and the meanness of their appearance, upbraid them with their poverty, and take advantage from their weakness to be a…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:5Proverbs 17:5 · The Pulpit CommentaryWhoso mocketh the poor (see Proverbs 14:31, which is nearly identical). He that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished (Proverbs 11:21; Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18). The particular calamity primarily intended…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:5Proverbs 17:5 · The Pulpit CommentaryMocking the poor The terrible inequality of human lots was never more apparent than it is in the present day. England is renowned for her wealth; yet England is a haunt of hungry misery. It is nothing but selfish hypocr…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-9Traits of outward dad inward happiness. Happiness depends more on the inward state than on the outward condition Hence— I. CONTENTMENT AS AN ELEMENT OF HAPPINESS. (Proverbs 17:1.) The dry morsel, with rest and quiet in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryCommon TruthsSee here, 1. What a great sin those are guilty of who trample upon the poor, who ridicule their wants and the meanness of their appearance, upbraid them with their poverty, and take advantage from their weakness to be a…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:5Mocking the poor The terrible inequality of human lots was never more apparent than it is in the present day. England is renowned for her wealth; yet England is a haunt of hungry misery. It is nothing but selfish hypocr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:5Whoso mocketh the poor (see Proverbs 14:31, which is nearly identical). He that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished (Proverbs 11:21; Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18). The particular calamity primarily intended…Joseph S. Exell and contributors