Proverbs 24:12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:11-12

Here is, 1. A great duty required of us, and that is to appear for the relief of oppressed innocency. If we see the lives or livelihoods of any in danger of being taken away unjustly, we ought to bestir ourselves all we can to save them, by disproving the false accusations on which they are condemned and seeking out proofs of their innocency. Though the persons be not such as we are under any particular obligation to, we must help them, out of a general zeal for justice. If any be set upon by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:12

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not ,.... The danger the person was in; or the innocency of his cause; or what method to take to deliver him; or that it was in our power to do anything for him; so the Vulgate Latin version, "if thou sayest, strength is not sufficient": or "we knew him not" F11 לא ידענו זה , ουκ οιδα τουτον , Sept. "non noverimus istum", Gejerus; "non novimus hunc", Pagninus, Montanus, Michaelis. , who he was or what he was; had no knowledge of him, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:10-15

The test of adversity We have all of us to expect— I. THE TESTING TIME THAT COMES TO ALL MEN . It is true that prosperity has its own perils, and makes its own demands on the human spirit. But when the sky is clear above us, when loving friends stand round us with protecting care, when privileges abound on every side, it is comparatively easy to maintain an equable and obedient mind. We can all row with the stream and sail with the favouring wind. But the hour must come... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:11-12

A hexastich, inculcating humanity on the ground of God's omniscience. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:11-12

Culpable negligence Following the Revised Version and the now generally accepted rendering of these verses, we will read the first as an exhortation to deliver men from death, and the second as a warning against neglecting this duty. I. THE EXHORTATION . "Deliver them that are carried away unto death, and those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back." Note first the grounds, and then the application, of this exhortation. 1 . The grounds of it . 2 . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:11-12

Compassion for the wronged I. THE HEART AND HAND SHOULD EVER BE READY AT THE CALL OF DISTRESS . ( Proverbs 24:11 .) The picture seems to be placed before us of one arriving at the place of judgment, seeing an innocent sufferer yet, like the priest and the Levite in the parable, passing by "on the other side." "To see and sights moves more than hear them told; For then the eye interprets to the ear The heavy motion that it doth behold." To respond to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:11-12

Inexcusable indifference The principles contained in this passage are these— I. THAT ALL HUMAN NEED IS A CLAIM FOR HELP . God has so "fashioned our hearts alike," and has so bound together our lives and our interests, that we are under serious obligation to one another. No man is at liberty to live an isolated life; he owes too much to those that have gone before him, and is too closely related to those who are around him, to allow of such a course. To wish it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:12

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not. The disciple of Wisdom may excuse himself from making any effort for the prisoners' release, by saying he had not heard of the case. St. Jerome makes the excuse to be inability, vires non suppetunt . The LXX . makes it a personal matter, ignoring the plural form of the previous paragraph. "I know him not, he is no friend of mine; why should I trouble myself about him?" Such a selfish person, like the priest and Levite in the parable, would "pass by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 24:11-12

Proverbs 24:11-12. If thou forbear to deliver When it is in thy power to do it lawfully; them that are drawn unto death Namely, unjustly, or by the violence of lawless men; and those that are ready to be slain That are in present danger of death or destruction. He enforces, in these verses, the necessity of giving our assistance toward the rescue of innocent persons, when their lives are in danger, either by counselling them, or petitioning others in their behalf, or by doing any thing... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-34

Godly and ungodly citizens (24:1-34)In contrast to the destructive schemes of the wicked are the constructive acts of the wise. A life built by wisdom is likened to a strongly built and richly furnished house (24:1-4). Wisdom gives people real strength and success, but folly gives them nothing worthwhile, not even sensible words that can benefit their fellow citizens (5-7). (In ancient times the place where citizens liked to gather was the open area just inside the city gate; v. 7. There they... read more

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