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New King James Version

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be heard.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Poor;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Earnestness-Indifference;   Liberality-Parsimony;   Mercy;   Needy, the;   Neglect;   Parsimony;   Poor, the;   Poverty-Riches;   Prayer;   Social Duties;   Wicked, the;   The Topic Concordance - Hearing;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ear, the;   Poor, the;   Prayer, Answers to;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Poor;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Joseph;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mercy, Merciful;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ear;   Wisdom;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Didascalia;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poorwill himself also call out and not be answered.
Hebrew Names Version
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, He will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
King James Version
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
English Standard Version
Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
New American Standard Bible
One who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor Will also call out himself, and not be answered.
New Century Version
Whoever ignores the poor when they cry for help will also cry for help and not be answered.
Amplified Bible
Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor Will cry out himself and not be answered.
World English Bible
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, He will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poorWill himself also call and not be answered.
Berean Standard Bible
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Contemporary English Version
If you won't help the poor, don't expect to be heard when you cry out for help.
Complete Jewish Bible
Whoever stops up his ears at the cry of the poor will himself cry, but not be answered.
Darby Translation
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.
Easy-to-Read Version
Those who refuse to help the poor will not receive help when they need it themselves.
George Lamsa Translation
He who closes his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry to God, but he shall not answer him.
Good News Translation
If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
Lexham English Bible
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
Literal Translation
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he himself shall also call, and shall not be answered.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.
American Standard Version
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
Bible in Basic English
He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be answered.
King James Version (1611)
Whoso stoppeth his eares at the cry of the poore, hee also shall cry himselfe, but shall not be heard.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.
English Revised Version
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that stoppith his eere at the cry of a pore man, schal crye also, and schal not be herd.
Update Bible Version
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
New English Translation
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
New Living Translation
Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.
New Life Bible
He who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be answered.
New Revised Standard
If you close your ear to the cry of the poor, you will cry out and not be heard.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself, and shall not be heard.
Revised Standard Version
He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.
THE MESSAGE
If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor, your cries will go unheard, unanswered.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be answered.

Contextual Overview

13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be heard.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stoppeth: Psalms 58:4, Zechariah 7:11, Acts 7:57

at: Proverbs 28:27, Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Nehemiah 5:1-5, Nehemiah 5:13, Isaiah 1:15-17, Isaiah 58:6-9, Jeremiah 34:16, Jeremiah 34:17, Zechariah 7:9-13, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 7:2, Matthew 18:30-35, Matthew 25:41-46, James 2:13-16

cry himself: Proverbs 1:28, Psalms 18:41, Luke 13:25

Reciprocal: Genesis 42:21 - we saw Exodus 11:6 - General Exodus 12:30 - and there was a great cry Leviticus 25:14 - General Deuteronomy 15:9 - he cry Judges 9:7 - Hearken 1 Samuel 8:18 - will not hear Job 29:12 - I delivered Psalms 66:18 - If I regard Proverbs 19:7 - he Proverbs 21:10 - findeth no favour Proverbs 22:9 - He that hath a bountiful eye Proverbs 28:9 - turneth Proverbs 29:7 - but Isaiah 5:7 - a cry Ezekiel 16:49 - neither Zechariah 7:13 - so Matthew 18:35 - do Matthew 25:45 - Inasmuch Luke 10:31 - he passed John 9:31 - we know James 4:3 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude."
Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.
Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,.... For want of bread; or, "of the weak", as the Septuagint and other versions; for want of help and protection, when in the greatest distress; and, with the most pressing importunity, entreats his assistance, and yet refuses to hear him out: or, if he does, will not relieve him, which is all one as if he heard him not, or denied him a hearing;

he also shall cry himself; the Targum and Syriac version add, "unto God". The sense is, that even such an one shall be brought into the like distressed circumstances, when he shall make application to God, and to his fellow creatures, for relief and assistance:

but shall not be heard; a deaf ear will be turned to him by both: the same measure he has measured shall be measured to him again; no mercy shall be shown to an unmerciful man, either by God or man; see James 2:13.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 21:13. Whoso stoppeth his ears — See the conduct of the priest and Levite to the man who fell among thieves; and let every man learn from this, that he who shuts his ear against the cry of the poor, shall have the ear of God shut against his cry. The words are quite plain; there is no difficulty here.


 
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