Proverbs 24:11 · KJV
“If thou forbear to deliver {them that are} drawn unto death, and {those that are} ready to be slain;”
— Proverbs 24:11
{If} thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength {is} small. {small: Heb. narrow}
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?
Proverbs 24 — Context
The thought of foolishness {is} sin: and the scorner {is} an abomination to men.
10{If} thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength {is} small. {small: Heb. narrow}
11If thou forbear to deliver {them that are} drawn unto death, and {those that are} ready to be slain;
12If 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?
13My son, eat thou honey, because {it is} good; and the honeycomb, {which is} sweet to thy taste: {to...: Heb. upon thy palate}
Cross References
Psalms 82:4
Deliver the poor and needy: rid {them} out of the hand of the wicked.
Isaiah 58:6-7
{Is} not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? {the heavy...: Heb. the bundles of the yoke} {oppressed: Heb. broken}
1 John 3:16-17
Hereby perceive we the love {of God}, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down {our} lives for the brethren.
Job 29:17
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. {the jaws: Heb. the jawteeth, or, the grinders} {plucked: Heb. cast}
Luke 10:31-32
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
1 Samuel 26:8-9
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not {smite} him the second time. {delivered: Heb. shut up}
Luke 23:23-25
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
Acts 18:17
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat {him} before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.