Proverbs 17:5

Authorized (King James) Version

⁵Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:
and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5

21st Century King James Version

⁵Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker, and he that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion:
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹³Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
evil shall not depart from his house.

¹³Whoso returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

²⁶Also to punish the just is not good,
nor to strike princes for equity.

²⁶Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for their equity.

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)