Proverbios 21:13

13 El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, también él clamará, y no será oído

Proverbios 21:13 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:13

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 ) .

Proverbios 21:13 In-Context

11 Cuando el burlador es castigado, el simple se hace sabio; y enseñando al sabio, toma sabiduría

12 Considera el justo la casa del impío; cómo los impíos son trastornados por el mal

13 El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, también él clamará, y no será oído

14 El don en secreto amansa el furor, y el presente en el seno, la fuerte ira

15 Alegría es al justo el hacer juicio; mas quebrantamiento a los que hacen iniquidad