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Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

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ASV

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

KJV

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֹטֵ֣ם'o.Tem[one who] shutsH331 →
אָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noear hisH241 →
מִזַּעֲקַת־mi.za.'a.kat-from [the] cry ofH2201 →
דָּ֑לDal[the] poorH1800 →
גַּֽם־gam-alsoH1571 →
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931 →
יִ֝קְרָ֗אyik.Ra'he will call outH7121 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יֵעָנֶֽה׃ye.'a.Nehhe will be answeredH6030 →

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James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Matthew 25:45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.Proverbs 28:9Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.Matthew 18:35That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”Proverbs 28:27Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.Proverbs 29:7The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.James 2:13–16For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.Jeremiah 34:16–17But 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 18:30–35But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.Proverbs 19:7All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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