Proverbs 24:12
But 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.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
13My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his + 16:7 Or, face.appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God + 16:7 Gr. will not see.sees not as a man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.
Job 34:11Yea, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, and in a man's path he will find him.
Psalms 17:3The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.
Psalms 62:12But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.
Psalms 121:3Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.
Proverbs 5:21For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on 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 →