Proverbs 24:12

If thou sayest, See, we knew it not, 1 doth not He that weigheth the levavot consider it? 1 And He that is guard over thy nefesh, doth not He know it? 1 And shall not He render to every adam according to his works? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

11Save those who are drawn away toward mavet, 1 and hold back those stumbling toward slaughter. 1

13Beni (my son), eat thou devash, because it is tov; 1 and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste; 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:7But Hashem said unto Shmuel, Look not on his mareh (appearance), or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for Hashem seeth not as HaAdam seeth; for HaAdam looketh at the einayim (eyes, outward form); Hashem looketh at the lev.

Job 34:11For the po'al adam (work of a man) shall He repay unto him, 1 and make every man to find according to the manʼs ways. 1

Psalms 17:3Thou hast probed mine lev; 1 Thou hast visited me in the lailah; 1 Thou hast tested me and shalt find nothing; 1 I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 1

Psalms 62:12Elohim hath spoken once; 1 twice have I heard this; 1 that oz (strength) belongeth unto Elohim. 1

Psalms 121:3He will not allow thy regel to slip; 1 He that is shomer over thee will not slumber. 1

Proverbs 5:21For the drakhim ish are before the eyes of Hashem, 1 and He pondereth all his ma'agalot (paths). 1

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 →

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