Proverbs 21:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. ”

Proverbs 21:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:1 . watercourses: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Prove...
Proverbs 21:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

poor . weak. Hebrew. dal. See note on Proverbs 6:11 . heard . answered. Illustrations: the Jews ( Zechariah 7:9-14 . Jeremiah 34:10-22 ; Jeremiah 34:10-22 ); Parable ( Matthew 18:30-34 ).
Proverbs 21:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Whoso stoppeth his ears - See the conduct of the priest and Levite to the man who fell among thieves...
Proverbs 21:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor (for mercy), he also shall cry himself, but s...
Proverbs 21:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon ( Isaiah 58:11 ).
Proverbs 21:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. — Because he showed no mercy. (Comp. Matthew 5:7 ; Matthew 18:30 ; James 2:13 .)
Proverbs 21:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the prov...
Proverbs 21:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 21:4 . The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man t...
Proverbs 21:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is p...
Proverbs 21:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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,...
Proverbs 21:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Ver. 13. Whoso stoppeth his ear at the cry, &c. ] This was fulfilled in Pharaoh; Haman; the r...
Proverbs 21:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor When they cry out by reason of oppression or want, and beg relief from him; he also shall cry himself Unto God or men, in his straits which God shal...
Proverbs 21:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Here we have the description and doom of an uncharitable man. 1. His description...
Proverbs 21:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, when they cry out by reason of oppression or want, and beg relief from him, he also shall cry himself unto God or men, in his straits which God will...
Proverbs 21:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:13 THE CRY OF THE POOR I. The cry of the poor may always be heard . “ The poor ,” said the Saviour, “ ye have always with you ” ( John 12:8 ), and so long as sin...
Proverbs 21:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:1 . The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn fi...
Proverbs 21:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. The cry of the poor I. Social distress. “The cry of the poor.” The poor may be divided into tw...
Proverbs 21:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the...
Proverbs 21:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 13. Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, deliberately and hard-heartedly ignoring their appeals for help, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard, thus being punished in t...
Proverbs 21:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 7:57 ; Deuteronomy 15:7-11 ; Isaiah 1:15-17 ; Isaiah 58:6-9 ; James 2:13-16 ; Jeremiah 34:16 ; Jeremiah 34:17 ; Luke 13:25 ; Matthew 18:30-35 ; Matthew 25:41-46 ; Matthew 6:14 ; Matt...

Proverbs 21:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 21:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 21:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 21:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 21:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 21:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 21:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 21:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 21:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 21:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 21:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge