Proverbios 21:13

13 Los que tapan sus oídos al clamor del pobre
tampoco recibirán ayuda cuando pasen necesidad.

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 Si castigas al burlón, los ingenuos llegan a ser sabios;
si instruyes al sabio será aún más sabio.

12 El Justo
sabe lo que ocurre en el hogar de los perversos;
él traerá desastre sobre ellos.

13 Los que tapan sus oídos al clamor del pobre
tampoco recibirán ayuda cuando pasen necesidad.

14 El regalo en secreto calma el enojo;
el soborno por debajo de la mesa aplaca la furia.

15 La justicia es una alegría para los justos,
pero hace temblar a los malhechores.