Proverbs 21:13 (BSB)

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

From Proverbs 21. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 21:13

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 21:13: Here we have the description and doom of an uncharitable man. 1. His description: He stops his ears at the cry of the poor, at the cry of their wants and miseries (he resolves to take no cognizance of them), at the cry of their requests and supplications - he resolves he will not so much as give them the hearing, turns them away from...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on 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...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 21:13: The principles of retribution, often taught (compare Psa 18:26; Mat 7:1-12).
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 21:13: Pro 21:13 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...