Proverbs 24:12

Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

11Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good,—and droppings from the comb [because they are] sweet to thy palate:

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:7But Yahweh said unto Samuel—Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,—for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

Job 34:11For, what any son of earth doeth, he repayeth him, and, according to every man’s course, he causeth him to find.

Psalms 17:3Thou hast tested my heart, hast made inspection by night, hast refined me until thou couldst find nothing, Had I devised evil, my mouth should not have transgressed:

Psalms 62:12And, thine, O My Lord, is lovingkindness,—For, thou, wilt pay back unto every man—according to his deed.

Psalms 121:3May he not suffer thy foot, to slip, May thy keeper, not slumber!

Proverbs 5:21For, before the eyes of Yahweh, are the ways of a man,—and, all his tracks, doth he consider:

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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