Proverbs 24:10-12
New Living Translation
10 If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.
11 Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die;
save them as they stagger to their death.
12 Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.”
For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
He who guards your soul knows you knew.
He will repay all people as their actions deserve.
Proverbs 24:10-12
International Standard Version
10 If you grow weary when times are troubled,
your strength is limited.[a]
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death,
and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
12 If you say, “Look here, we didn’t know about this,”
doesn’t God,[b] who examines motives,[c] discern it?
Doesn’t the one who guards your soul
know about it?
Won’t he repay each person
according to what he has done?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:10 Or undersized
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit. he
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit. examines the heart
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