Proverbs 24:12
If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
11Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back.
13Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Regard not his appearance, nor the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for not what man looketh on;—for man looketh on the eyes, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Job 34:11For the work of a son of earth doth he recompense unto him, and according to the path of man doth he permit things to occur to him.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast thought of me in the night; thou hast refined me—thou couldst find nothing: my purpose doth not pass beyond [the words of] my mouth.
Psalms 62:12(62:13) And unto thee, O Lord, belongeth kindness; for thou wilt recompense every man according to his works.
Psalms 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to slip: thy keeper doth not slumber.
Proverbs 5:21For before the eyes of the Lord are the ways of man, and all his tracks doth he weigh in the balance.
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 →