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13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Proverbs 21:13

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 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 his door, and forbids them to come near him, or, if he cannot avo...

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