Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Berean Standard Bible
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 Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
Psalms 18:41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Jeremiah 34:16But now you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.
Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive 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 →