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Proverbs 21:13
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Proverbs 21:13
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Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
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Proverbs 21:13 in Other Translations
KJV
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Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
ESV
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Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
NLT
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Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.
MSG
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If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor, your cries will go unheard, unanswered.
CSB
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The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13 In-Context
11
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
12
The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
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Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
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A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
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When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
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Exodus 11:6
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Job 29:12
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Matthew 18:30-34
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James 2:13
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