Proverbs 21:13
He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.
Brenton Septuagint
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 secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1And the cry of the people and their wives was great against their brethren the Jews.
Proverbs 1:28For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.
Isaiah 1:15When ye stretch forth your hands, I will turn away mine eyes from you: and though ye make many supplications, I will not hearken to you; for your hands are full of blood.
Jeremiah 34:16I spoke to you, and to all this people, and to the priests, saying, Thus said the Lord; Hearken not to the words of the prophets that prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord's house shall return from Babylon: for they prophesy to you unrighteous words. I sent them not.
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 →