Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor rinsults his Maker;

he who is sglad at calamity will not go tunpunished.

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Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Matthew 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.’

Matthew 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.’

Job 31:29
“If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him

Obadiah 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.

Proverbs 24:17
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,

Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.


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