Proverbs 24:11

Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not thy help.

Brenton Septuagint

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

10He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.

12But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.

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Cross References

Job 29:17And I broke the jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.

Isaiah 58:6I have not chosen such a fast, saith the Lord; but do thou loose every burden of iniquity, do thou untie the knots of hard bargains, set the bruised free, and cancel every unjust account.

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 →

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