Proverbs 21:13
He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
12The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.
14A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Psalms 18:41And thou hast made my enemies turn their back upon me, and hast destroyed them that hated me.
Proverbs 1:28Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning and shall not find me:
Isaiah 1:15And when you stretch forth your hands, I will turn away my eyes from you: and when you multiply prayer, I will not hear: for your hands are full of blood.
Jeremiah 34:16And you are fallen back, and have defiled my name: and you have brought back again every man his manservant, and every man his maidservant, whom you had let go free, and set at liberty: and you have brought them into subjection to be your servants and handmaids.
Matthew 6:14For if you will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also your offences.
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 →