Proverbs 21:13
Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.
Bible (Bishops')
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 priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome [stylleth] furiousnesse.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:28Then shall they call vpon me, but I wyll not aunswere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:
Isaiah 1:15When you holde out your handes, I wyll turne myne eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, yet I wyll heare nothyng at all, seyng your handes are full of blood.
Matthew 6:14For, yf ye forgeue men theyr trespasses, your heauenly father shall also forgeue 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 →