Proverbs 24:12
If thou say, Beholde, we knew not of it: he that pondereth the heartes, doeth not hee vnderstand it? and hee that keepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? will not he also recompense euery man according to his workes?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
11Deliuer them that are drawen to death: wilt thou not preserue them that are led to be slaine?
13My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said vnto Samuel, Looke not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature, because I haue refused him: for God seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.
Job 34:11For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast prooued and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tryed me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my mouth should not offend.
Psalms 62:12And to thee, O Lord, mercie: for thou rewardest euery one according to his worke.
Psalms 121:3He wil not suffer thy foote to slippe: for he that keepeth thee, will not slumber.
Proverbs 5:21For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.
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 →