Proverbs 24:12

If thou sayest, Strongholds suffice not; he that is [the] beholder of the heart, understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall yield to a man after his works.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 them, that be led to death, (or Rescue thou them, who be led to death); and cease thou not to deliver them, that be drawn to death.

13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb for it is full sweet to thy throat.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:7And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold thou not his cheer (or Look thou not at his face), neither the highness of his stature; for I have cast him away, and I deem not by man’s sight; for man seeth those things that be open, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

Job 34:11For he shall yield (after) the work of (a) man to him (or For he shall yield to someone after their work, or their deeds); and by the ways of each man he shall restore to him.

Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved mine heart, and hast visited (me) in [the] night; thou hast examined, or assayed, me by fire, and wickedness is not found in me.

Psalms 62:12and, thou Lord, mercy is to thee; for thou shalt yield to each man by his works. (and, O Lord, that true love is from thee; for thou shalt yield to each person according to his works.)

Psalms 121:3The Lord give not thy foot into moving; neither he nap, that keepeth thee. ( The Lord shall not let thy foot slip, or stumble; nor shall he nap, who keepeth thee safe.)

Proverbs 5:21The Lord seeth the way (s) of a man; and he beholdeth all his steps.

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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