Proverbs 21:13
He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
In Context
12A righteous man considers the house of the wicked: the wicked are overthrown to ruin.
14A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
Psalms 18:41They cried, but there was none to save, even to LORD, but he answered them not.
Proverbs 1:28Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.
Jeremiah 34:16But ye turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had let go free at their pleasure, to return. And ye brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaid
Matthew 6:14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:13
12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. 1. As we read this verse, it shows why good men, when they come to understand things aright, will not envy the prosperity of evil-doers. When they see the house of the wicked, how full it is perhaps of all the good things of this life, they are tempted to envy; but when they wisely consider it, when they look upon it with an eye of faith, when they see God overthrowing the wicked for their… Read the whole commentary →