Proverbs 24:11-12
Lexham English Bible
11 Rescue those who are led away to the death
and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
12 if you say, “Look, we do not know this,”
does not he who weighs hearts perceive it?
And he who keeps your soul,[a]
he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:12 Or “life,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 24:11-12
Common English Bible
11 Rescue those being taken off to death;
and from those staggering to the slaughter, don’t hold back.
12 If you say, “Look, we didn’t know about it,”
the one who weighs hearts—doesn’t he understand?
The one who protects your life—he knows.
He makes people pay for their actions.
Proverbs 28:3
Lexham English Bible
3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
is a beating rain that leaves[a] no food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Literally “and there is”
Proverbs 28:3
Common English Bible
3 Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Proverbs 28:27
Lexham English Bible
27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking,
but for he[a] who turns his eyes, there are many curses.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:27 Hebrew “those”
Proverbs 28:27
Common English Bible
27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who turn a blind eye will be greatly cursed.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Lexham English Bible
8 Open your mouth for the mute,
for the rights[a] of all the needy.[b]
9 Open your mouth, judge righteousness,
and defend the poor and needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Hebrew “right”
- Proverbs 31:8 Literally “the sons of the needy”
Proverbs 31:8-9
Common English Bible
8 Speak out on behalf of the voiceless,
and for the rights of all who are vulnerable.[a]
9 Speak out in order to judge with righteousness
and to defend the needy and the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Or all children who are passing away
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