Proverbs 21:13
21:13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
he too will cry out and will not be answered.
Luke 18:38-40
18:38 So
he called out,
“Jesus, Son of David,
have mercy
on me!”
18:39 And those who were in front
scolded
him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted
even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
18:40 So
Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar
to be brought to him. When the man
came near, Jesus
asked him,