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Proverbs 24:11
11Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; save them as they stagger to their 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
9The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker. 10If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; save them as they stagger to their death. 12Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” For God understands all hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your soul knows you knew. He will repay all people as their actions deserve. 13My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:11 word by word
הַ֭צֵּל לְקֻחִ֣ים לַמָּ֑וֶת וּמָטִ֥ים לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:11
- 1 Samuel 26:8“God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t need to strike twice!”
- Job 29:17I broke the jaws of godless oppressors and plucked their victims from their teeth.
- Psalms 82:4Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.
- Isaiah 58:6“No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people.
- Luke 10:31“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.
- Luke 23:23But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed.
- Acts 18:17The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention.
- Acts 21:31As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
- Acts 23:10As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress.
- 1 John 3:16We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up 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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