Proverbs 21:12
The God of justice sees what happens in the homes of the wicked, and brings the wicked down in disaster.
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13If you refuse to hear the cries of the poor, your cries won't be heard either.
Cross References
Genesis 19:29When God destroyed the towns of the valley he didn't forget the promise he made Abraham, and he saved Lot from the destruction of the towns where Lot was living.
Job 8:15They look to their home to provide security, but it provides no support. They try to hang onto it, but it doesn't last.
Job 21:28You may ask me, ‘Where is the home of the great man? Where is the place where the wicked live?’
Psalms 37:35I have watched the wicked acting brutally, spreading like a large tree in its native land.
Psalms 107:43Those who are wise will pay attention to all this, and thoughtfully reflect on the Lord's trustworthy love.
Proverbs 13:6Goodness protects those who live right, but sin overcomes the wicked.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:12
11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. This we had before ( ch. xix. 25 ), and it shows that there are two ways by which the simple may be made wise:—1. By the punishments that are inflicted on those that are incorrigibly wicked. Let the law be executed upon a scorner, and even he that is simple will be awakened and alarmed by it, and will discern, more than he did, the evil of sin, and will take warning by it and take heed. 2. By the… Read the whole commentary →