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Commentaries on Proverbs 17:5

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker,.... He that mocks the poor for his poverty, Upbraids him with his mean appearance, scoffs at the clothes he wears or food he eats, such an one reproaches his Creator; or, as the Targum, "provokes his Creator to anger;'' him who is his own Creator as well as the poor man's; him who made the poor man, both as a man and as a poor man; and who could have...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. These words recommend family-love and peace, as conducing very much to the comfort of human life. 1. Those that live in unity and quietness, not only free from jealousies and animosities, but vying in mutual endearments, and obliging to one another, live very comfortably, though they are low in the...