Proverbs 24:12
If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this', doth not He that weigheth the hearts 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?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said unto 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 on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.'
Job 34:11For the work of a man will He requite unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.
Psalms 62:12(62-13) Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; 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 the LORD, and He maketh even 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 →