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Proverbs 24:11
1125. You should rescue people who are in danger of death.
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
9If you decide to do something foolish, that is a sin. People hate anyone who laughs at others. 1024. If you stop trying in times of trouble, you are really very weak. 25. You should rescue people who are in danger of death. 12You may say, ‘We did not know what was happening.’ But God knows your thoughts. He carefully watches your life and he knows what you are doing. He will pay back to you whatever you deserve. 1326. My child, honey is good for you, so eat it. It is sweet on your tongue when you taste it.
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 26:8Abishai said to David, ‘Tonight God has given your enemy into your power. I will push Saul's spear through his body and fix him to the ground. I will only have to do it once to kill him. I will not need to do it again.’
- Job 29:17I destroyed the power of wicked people. I rescued the people that they had attacked.
- Psalms 82:4Rescue weak and helpless people, so that evil people cannot hurt them.
- Isaiah 58:6This is the way that I want you to fast: You must remove the chains from prisoners who should not be in prison. You must stop being cruel to the people who work for you. You must let people who are in pain go free. You must break the yoke of work that is too hard for weak people.
- Luke 10:31But it happened that a priest from the temple was going down that road. He saw the man, who was lying there. But he walked past him on the other side of the road.
- Luke 23:23But they continued to shout at Pilate, ‘Kill him on a cross.’ They continued to shout very much. So, in the end,
- Acts 18:17Then the whole crowd of people took hold of a man called Sosthenes. He was the leader of the Jewish meeting place there. The crowd hit him with sticks in front of Gallio. But Gallio did nothing to stop them. He did not think it was important.
- Acts 21:31The angry crowd was trying to kill Paul. But someone sent a message to the leader of the Roman soldiers. The message was, ‘People are fighting everywhere in the city.’
- Acts 23:10The two groups argued more and more strongly. The leader of the soldiers thought that the people there might hurt Paul badly. So he said to his soldiers, ‘Go down into the group and take Paul away from them. Take him back with you into our strong building.’
- 1 John 3:16This is how we know what true love is: Jesus Christ gave his own life on the cross. He died on our behalf. So we too ought to give our lives for other believers.
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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