Proverbs 21:13
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, 1 he also will cry out, but he will not be answered. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
14A gift in secret appeases anger 1 and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath. 1
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1Then the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.
Psalms 18:41They called for help, but no one saved them; they called out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them. 1
Proverbs 1:28Then they will call upon me, and I will not answer; 1 they will desperately call for me, but they will not find me. 1
Isaiah 1:15So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; 1 even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen; 1 your hands are full of blood. 1
Jeremiah 34:16But then you turned and polluted my name; you caused each man to bring back his male and female slaves, the ones whom you had sent out to go where they wished. You forced them to become your slaves again.'
Matthew 6:14For if you forgive people 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 →