Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Rescue those who are being led away to death. Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter.
New American Standard Bible
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
King James Version
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Holman Bible
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.
International Standard Version
Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
A Conservative Version
Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.
American Standard Version
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
Amplified
Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who stagger to the slaughter, Oh hold them back [from their doom]!
Bible in Basic English
Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
Darby Translation
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
Julia Smith Translation
If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain;
King James 2000
Deliver those that are drawn toward death, hold back those that are stumbling to the slaughter;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
Modern King James verseion
Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Deliver them that go unto death, and are led away to be slain, and be not negligent therein.
NET Bible
Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.
The Emphasized Bible
Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!
Webster
If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;
World English Bible
Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
Youngs Literal Translation
If from delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter -- thou keepest back.
Themes
Heart » The lord looking upon the heart
Selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:11
Prayers for Proverbs 24:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small. 11 Rescue those who are being led away to death. Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter. 12 If you say, "Behold, we did not know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 82:4
Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."
Isaiah 58:6-7
"Isn't this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
1 Samuel 26:8-9
Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time."
Job 29:17
I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
Luke 10:31-32
By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke 23:23-25
But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
Acts 18:17
Then all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio did not care about any of these things.
Acts 21:31-32
As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Acts 23:10
When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
Acts 23:23-35
He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night."
1 John 3:16-17
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.