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Selected Verse: Proverbs 24:12 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 24:12 |
Strong Concordance |
If thou sayest [0559], Behold, we knew [03045] it not; doth not he that pondereth [08505] the heart [03826] consider [0995] it? and he that keepeth [05341] thy soul [05315], doth not he know[03045] it? and shall not he render [07725] to every man [0120] according to his works [06467]? |
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King James |
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? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| As Pro 24:11 warned men against acquiescing in an unrighteous tyranny, so this denounces the tendency to hush up a wrong with the false plea of ignorance. Compare Ecc 5:8. Pro 24:10-12 thus forms a complete and connected whole. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Consider - That this is only a frivolous excuse. |
10 If thou faint [07503] in the day [03117] of adversity [06869], thy strength [03581] is small [06862].
11 If thou forbear [02820] to deliver [05337] them that are drawn [03947] unto death [04194], and those that are ready [04131] to be slain [02027];
12 If thou sayest [0559], Behold, we knew [03045] it not; doth not he that pondereth [08505] the heart [03826] consider [0995] it? and he that keepeth [05341] thy soul [05315], doth not he know[03045] it? and shall not he render [07725] to every man [0120] according to his works [06467]?
8 If thou seest [07200] the oppression [06233] of the poor [07326], and violent [01499] perverting of judgment [04941] and justice [06664] in a province [04082], marvel [08539] not at the matter [02656]: for he that is higher [01364] than the highest [01364] regardeth [08104]; and there be higher [01364] than they [05921].
11 If thou forbear [02820] to deliver [05337] them that are drawn [03947] unto death [04194], and those that are ready [04131] to be slain [02027];