Proverbs 24:12
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 will not he render to every man according to his works?
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;
13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the hight of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth 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 he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Psalms 62:12Also to 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 pondereth all his goings.
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 →