Proverbs 17:5

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3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
^aBut the Lord tests the hearts.

4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a¹ spiteful tongue.

5 ^aHe who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
^bHe who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

6 ^aChildren’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.

7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
Much less lying lips to a prince.

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Proverbs 17:5

He that is glad at calamities - A temper common at all times as the most hateful form of evil; the Greek ̓́ epichairekakia . The sins spoken of in both clauses occur also in Job' s vindication of his integrity Proverbs 31:13, Proverbs 31:29.

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Isaiah 28:11

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