Proverbs 21:13

The Message

If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor, your cries will go unheard, unanswered.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:27

Be generous to the poor—you’ll never go hungry; shut your eyes to their needs, and run a gauntlet of curses.

Matthew 6:14

“In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part.

Acts 7:57

Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede, they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them.