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Proverbs 24:11
11Rescue those being dragged off to death, hold back those stumbling to 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 people detest a mocker. 10If you falter in a day of adversity, your strength is small. Rescue those being dragged off to death, hold back those stumbling to slaughter. 12If you say, “Look, we didn’t know this.” Won’t He who weighs hearts perceive it? Won’t He who guards your soul know it? Won’t He repay each one according to his deeds? 13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and honeycomb 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:11
- 1 Samuel 26:8Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered your enemy into your hand today. Now let me pin him to the ground with a single thrust of the spear. I will not have to strike him twice.”
- Job 29:17I broke the jaws of the unjust, and snatched the prey out of his teeth.
- Psalms 82:4Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Isaiah 58:6“Is not this the fast I choose: to release the bonds of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to tear off every yoke?
- Luke 10:31And by chance, a kohen was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he passed by on the opposite side.
- Luke 23:23But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that He be executed. And their voices prevailed.
- Acts 18:17Then they all grabbed Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio paid no attention to these things.
- Acts 21:31As they were trying to kill him, news came to the commander of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in chaos.
- Acts 23:10As a big dispute was developing, the commander was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them. So he ordered the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and to bring him into headquarters.
- 1 John 3:16We have come to know love by this—Yeshua laid down His life for us, and we also ought to 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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