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Proverbs 24:11
11Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling toward slaughter.
Proverbs 24:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
- New International Version (NIV)Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
Context of Proverbs 24:11
9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to people. 10If you do nothing in a difficult time, your strength is limited. Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling toward slaughter. 12If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,” won’t he who weighs hearts consider it? Won’t he who protects your life know? Won’t he repay a person according to his work? 13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:11 word by word
הַ֭צֵּל לְקֻחִ֣ים לַמָּ֑וֶת וּמָטִ֥ים לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:11
- 1 Samuel 26:8Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t have to strike him twice!”
- Job 29:17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
- Psalms 82:4Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.”
- Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke?
- Luke 10:31A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
- Luke 23:23But they kept up the pressure, demanding with loud voices that he be crucified, and their voices won out.
- Acts 18:17And they all seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal, but none of these things mattered to Gallio.
- Acts 21:31As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.
- Acts 23:10When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them, and bring him into the barracks.
- 1 John 3:16This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11If thou forbear to deliver - If thou seest the innocent taken by the hand of lawless power or superstitious zeal, and they are about to be put to death, thou shouldst rise up in their behalf, boldly plead for them, testify to their innocence when thou knowest it; and thus thou wilt not be guilty of blood; which thou wouldst be, if, through any pretense, thou shouldst neglect to save the life of a man unjustly condemned.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Literally: “Deliver those that are drawn unto death, And those who totter to the slaughter - if Thou withdraw ” i. e., “O withdraw them,” save them from their doom; in contrast to Proverbs 24:10. The structure and meaning are both somewhat obscure; but the sentence is complete in itself, and is not a mere hypothesis concluded in the following verses.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-12Verses 11-12 If a man know that his neighbour is in danger by any unjust proceeding, he is bound to do all in his power to deliver him. And what is it to suffer immortal souls to perish, when our persuasions and example may be the means of preventing it?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Saying 25: Wise people try to stop injustice and suffering (for example, Job 29:12–17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. Neglect of known duty is sin (Jas 4:17). ready--literally, "bowing down" to be slain--that is, unjustly. God's retributive justice cannot be avoided by professed ignorance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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