Proverbs 21:13
Whoever blocks his ears to the outcry of the poor shall also cry out himself, and he will not be heeded.
Catholic Public Domain 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
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1And there occurred a great outcry of the people and their wives against their brothers, the Jews.
Proverbs 1:28then they will call to me, and I will not heed, they will arise in the morning, and not find me.
Isaiah 1:15And so, when you extend your hands, I will avert my eyes from you. And when you multiply your prayers, I will not heed you. For your hands are full of blood.
Jeremiah 34:16But now you have turned back, and you have stained my name. For you have led back again, each one his man servant, and each one his woman servant, whom you had released so that they would be free and under their own authority. And you have subjugated them, so that they would be your servants and handmaids.”
Matthew 6:14For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.
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 →