Proverbs 21:13
Context| NETBible | The one who shuts his ears 1 to the cry 2 of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered. 3 |
| XREF | De 15:7-11; Ne 5:1-5,13; Ps 18:41; Ps 58:4; Pr 1:28; Pr 28:27; Isa 1:15-17; Isa 58:6-9; Jer 34:16,17; Zec 7:9-13; Zec 7:11; Mt 6:14; Mt 7:2; Mt 18:30-35; Mt 25:41-46; Lu 13:25; Ac 7:57; Jas 2:13-16 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn The imagery means “pay no attention to” the cry for help or “refuse to help,” so it is a metonymy of cause for the effect. 2 sn “Cry” here would be a metonymy of effect for the cause, the cause being the great needs of the poor. 3 sn The proverb is teaching that those who show mercy will receive mercy. It involves the principle of talionic justice – those who refuse the needs of others will themselves be refused when they need help (so Luke 16:19-31). |
