11If from delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter — thou keepest back.


In Context

8 Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.

9 The thought of folly is sin, And an abomination to man is a scorner.

10 Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

11 If from delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter — thou keepest back.

12 When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.

13 Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.

Proverbs 24:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:11If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:11Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:11Deliver them that are carried away unto death, and those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:11If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:11Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:11If you forbear to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;