Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Updated King James Version
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 pacifies anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Psalms 18:41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Proverbs 1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Isaiah 1:15And when all of you spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when all of you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Jeremiah 34:16But all of you turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
Matthew 6:14For if all of 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 →