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Proverbs 17:5

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

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  1. Proverbs 17:3

    The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

  2. Proverbs 17:4

    A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

  3. Proverbs 17:6

    Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

  4. Proverbs 17:7

    Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.