Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Compare Proverbs 14:31).
glad at calamities—rejoicing in others' evil. Such are rightly punished by God, who knows their hearts.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 17:5:
Job 31:29
Proverbs 22:2
Proverbs 22:22-23
Proverbs 24:17-18
Obadiah 1:12
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