New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 24:11
111Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
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
9The devising of foolishness is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity. 10If you show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress, Your strength is meager. Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back! 12If you say, “See, we did not know this,” Does He who weighs the hearts not consider it? And does He who watches over your soul not know it? And will He not repay a person according to his work? 13My son, eat honey, for it is good; Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:11 word by word
הַ֭צֵּל לְקֻחִ֣ים לַמָּ֑וֶת וּמָטִ֥ים לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:11
- 1 Samuel 26:8Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you; now then, please let me pin him with the spear to the ground with one thrust, and I will not do it to him a second time.”
- Job 29:17I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.
- Psalms 82:4Rescue the weak and needy; Save them from the hand of the wicked.
- Isaiah 58:6Is this not the fast that I choose: To release the bonds of wickedness, To undo the ropes of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free, And break every yoke?
- Luke 10:31And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
- Luke 23:23But they were insistent, with loud voices, demanding that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail.
- Acts 18:17But they all took hold of Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. And yet Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.
- Acts 21:31While they were intent on killing him, a report came up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
- Acts 23:10And when a great dissension occurred, the commander was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, and he ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
- 1 John 3:16We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the 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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