Proverbs 24:11
Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
In Context
10If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
Cross References
Job 29:17I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
Isaiah 58:6Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.
Luke 23:23But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified; and their voices prevailed.
Acts 18:17And all laying hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, beat him before the judgment seat; and Gallio cared for none of those things.
Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
1 John 3:16In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:11
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Note, 1. In the day of adversity we are apt to faint, to droop and be discouraged, to desist from our work, and to despair of relief. Our spirits sink, and then our hands hang down and our knees grow feeble, and we become unfit for anything. And often those that are most cheerful when they are well droop most, and are most dejected, when any thing ails them. 2. This is an evidence that our strength is small, and is a means of weakening it more. "It… Read the whole commentary →