Proverbs 24:12
When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11If [from] delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter — thou keepest back.
13Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man seeth — for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'
Job 34:11For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
Psalms 62:12And with Thee, O Lord, [is] kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work!
Psalms 121:3He suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not.
Proverbs 5:21For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.
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 →