Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.Proverbs 21:13 in the real world
In what words
- אָטַםʼâṭamto close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
- זַעַקzaʻaqa shriek or outcry
- דַּלdalproperly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- אֹזֶןʼôzenbroadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- קָרָאqârâʼto call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 28:27, Mat 6:14, Pro 1:28, Mat 7:2, Jas 2:13–16, Jer 34:16–17, Mat 18:30–35, Isa 58:6–9