Proverbs 24:12

12 If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," 1does not he who 2weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who 3keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man 4according to his work?

Proverbs 24:12 In-Context

10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Cross References 4

  • 1. [Ecclesiastes 5:8]
  • 2. Proverbs 16:2; See 1 Samuel 16:7
  • 3. [Psalms 91:11]
  • 4. See Job 34:11
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