Proverbs 21:13

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

ASV

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

LSV

Whoever is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, || He also cries, and is not answered.

YLT

Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

DBY

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

DRC

He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.

GNV

He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.

JPS

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

LXXE

He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל גַּֽם־ה֥וּא יִ֝קְרָ֗א וְלֹ֣א יֵעָנֶֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς φράσσει τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ ἐπακοῦσαι ἀσθενοῦς, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ εἰσακούων.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
• Proverbs 28:27Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
• Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
• James 2:13–16For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?…
• 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.
• Matthew 18:30–35But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt. When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to…
• 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…
• Isaiah 58:6–9Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the…
• Isaiah 1:15–17When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds…
• Psalms 18:41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
• Psalms 58:4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
• Zechariah 7:9–13“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your…
• Matthew 25:41–46Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me…
• Acts 7:57At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
• Nehemiah 5:13I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said,…
• Deuteronomy 15:7–11If 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. Instead, you are to…

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