Proverbs 24:12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.
Job 34:11For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.
Psalms 62:12And unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] loving-kindness; for *thou* renderest to every man according to his work.
Psalms 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Proverbs 5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:12-13
Pleasure and Advantages of Wisdom. 11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? Here is, 1. A great duty required of us, and that is to appear for the relief of oppressed innocency. If we see the lives or livelihoods of any in danger of being taken away… Read the whole commentary →