Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.
Darby Translation
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
14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Psalms 18:41They cried, and there was none to save; unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
Proverbs 1:28then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Jeremiah 34:16but ye have turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his bondman, and every man his bondmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and ye have brought them into subjection, to be unto you for bondmen and for bondmaids.
Matthew 6:14For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father also will forgive you [yours],
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 →