Proverbs 21:13
He who stoppeth his ozen at the cry of the dal (poor), 1 he also shall cry out himself, but shall not be heard. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great outcry of HaAm and of their nashim against their achim the Yehudim.
Psalms 18:41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine oyevim; 1 that I might destroy them that hate me. 1
Proverbs 1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; 1 they shall look for me diligently, but they shall not find me; 1
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, 1 I will hide Mine eyes from you; 1 yea, when ye make many tefillah, 1 I will not hear; 1 your hands are full of damim. 1
Jeremiah 34:16But ye turned around and profaned Shmi, and caused every ish his eved, and every ish his shifchah, whom he had set at liberty at their desire, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for avadim and for shfakhot.
Matthew 6:14For if you give men mechila (pardon, forgiveness) for their chattaim (sins), so also your Av sh'ba'Shomayim will give selicha (forgiveness) to 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 →