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Selected Verse: Proverbs 21:13 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 21:13 |
Strong Concordance |
Whoso stoppeth [0331] his ears [0241] at the cry [02201] of the poor [01800], he also shall cry [07121] himself, but shall not be heard [06030]. |
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King James |
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The principles of retribution, often taught (compare Psa 18:26; Mat 7:1-12). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
13 He that stoppeth his ear at the cry of the poor
he also calls and is not heard.
Only the merciful find mercy, Mat 5:7; the unmerciful rich man, who has no ear for the cry of the דל, i.e., of him who is without support and means of subsistence, thus of one who is needing support, will also remain unheard when he himself, in the time of need, calls upon God for help. Cf. the parable of the unmerciful servant of the merciful king, Mat 18:23. מן in מזּעקת, as Isa 23:15; Gen 4:13; Gen 27:1; no preposition of our [German] language [nor English] expresses, as Fleischer here remarks, such a fulness of meaning as this מן does, to which, after a verb of shutting up such as אטם (cf. Pro 17:28), the Arab. 'n would correspond, e.g., â'my 'n âltryḳ: blind, so that he does not see the way. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| 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. |
1 Judge [2919] not [3361], that [3363] ye be [2919] not [3363] judged [2919].
2 For [1722] with [3739] what [1063] judgment [2917] ye judge [2919], ye shall be judged [2919]: and [2532] with [1722] what [3739] measure [3358] ye mete [3354], it shall be measured [488] to you [5213] again [488].
3 And [1161] why [5101] beholdest [991] thou the mote [2595] that is in [1722] thy [4675] brother's [80] eye [3788], but [1161] considerest [2657] not [3756] the beam [1385] that is in [1722] thine own [4674] eye [3788]?
4 Or [2228] how [4459] wilt thou say [2046] to thy [4675] brother [80], Let [863] me pull out [1544] the mote [2595] out of [575] thine [4675] eye [3788]; and [2532], behold [2400], a beam [1385] is in [1722] thine own [4675] eye [3788]?
5 Thou hypocrite [5273], first [4412] cast out [1544] the beam [1385] out of [1537] thine own [4675] eye [3788]; and [2532] then [5119] shalt thou see clearly [1227] to cast out [1544] the mote [2595] out of [1537] thy [4675] brother's [80] eye [3788].
6 Give [1325] not [3361] that which [3588] is holy [40] unto the dogs [2965], neither [3366] cast [906] ye your [5216] pearls [3135] before [1715] swine [5519], lest [3379] they trample [2662] them [846] under [1722] their [846] feet [4228], and [2532] turn again [4762] and rend [4486] you [5209].
7 Ask [154], and [2532] it shall be given [1325] you [5213]; seek [2212], and [2532] ye shall find [2147]; knock [2925], and [2532] it shall be opened [455] unto you [5213]:
8 For [1063] every one [3956] that asketh [154] receiveth [2983]; and [2532] he that seeketh [2212] findeth [2147]; and [2532] to him that knocketh [2925] it shall be opened [455].
9 Or [2228] what [5101] man [444] is [2076] there of [1537] you [5216], whom [3739] if [1437] his [846] son [5207] ask [154] bread [740], will he give [3361] [1929] him [846] a stone [3037]?
10 Or [2532] if [1437] he ask [154] a fish [2486], will he give [3361] [1929] him [846] a serpent [3789]?
11 If [1487] ye [5210] then [3767], being [5607] evil [4190], know [1492] how to give [1325] good [18] gifts [1390] unto your [5216] children [5043], how much [4214] more [3123] shall your [5216] Father [3962] which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772] give [1325] good things [18] to them that ask [154] him [846]?
12 Therefore [3767] all things [3956] whatsoever [302] [3745] ye would [2309] that [2443] men [444] should do [4160] to you [5213], do [4160] ye [5210] even [2532] so [3779] to them [846]: for [1063] this [3778] is [2076] the law [3551] and [2532] the prophets [4396].
26 With the pure [01305] thou wilt shew thyself pure [01305]; and with the froward [06141] thou wilt shew thyself froward [06617].
28 Even a fool [0191], when he holdeth his peace [02790], is counted [02803] wise [02450]: and he that shutteth [0331] his lips [08193] is esteemed a man of understanding [0995].
1 And it came to pass [01961], that when Isaac [03327] was old [02204], and his eyes [05869] were dim [03543], so that he could not see [07200], he called [07121] Esau [06215] his eldest [01419] son [01121], and said [0559] unto him, My son [01121]: and he said [0559] unto him, Behold, here am I.
13 And Cain [07014] said [0559] unto the LORD [03068], My punishment [05771] is greater [01419] than I can bear [05375].
15 And it shall come to pass in that day [03117], that Tyre [06865] shall be forgotten [07911] seventy [07657] years [08141], according to the days [03117] of one [0259] king [04428]: after the end [07093] of seventy [07657] years [08141] shall Tyre [06865] sing [07892] as an harlot [02181].
23 Therefore [1223] [5124] is the kingdom [932] of heaven [3772] likened [3666] unto a certain [444] king [935], which [3739] would [2309] take [4868] account [3056] of [3326] his [846] servants [1401].
7 Blessed [3107] are the merciful [1655]: for [3754] they [846] shall obtain mercy [1653].