Proverbs 24:11-12
New International Version
Proverbs 24:11-12
International Standard Version
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,[a] who examines motives,[b] 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 24:12 Lit. he
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit. examines the heart
Proverbs 28:3
New International Version
3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
Proverbs 28:3
International Standard Version
3 A poor man who oppresses the weak
is like a rainstorm that destroys all[a] the crops.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit. that leaves no
Proverbs 28:27
New International Version
Proverbs 28:27
International Standard Version
27 Whoever gives to the poor will never lack,
but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty[a] will be cursed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:27 The Heb. lacks to their poverty
Proverbs 31:8-9
New International Version
Proverbs 31:8-9
International Standard Version
8 Speak for those who cannot speak;
seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.[a]
9 Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit. all sons of destruction
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