Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.
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.
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.
New Heart English Bible
Rescue those who are being led away to death. Indeed, hold back those who are staggering 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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Chasak
Laqach
References
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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 thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 11 Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain. 12 If thou say, Behold, we did not know this, Does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? And he who keeps thy soul, does he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 82:4
Rescue the poor and needy man. Deliver from the hand of the wicked man.
Isaiah 58:6-7
Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
1 Samuel 26:8-9
Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day. Now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.
Job 29:17
And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
Luke 10:31-32
And by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke 23:23-25
But they were relentless with loud voices demanding him to be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.
Acts 18:17
But all the Greeks, having taken Sosthenes the synagogue ruler, were beating him in front of the judgment seat. And Gallio was not going to judge, even of these things.
Acts 21:31-32
And while seeking to kill him, a report went up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem has been stirred up.
Acts 23:10
And a great conflict having developed, the chief captain, having been alarmed lest Paul might be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from the midst of them, and bring him into the fort.
Acts 23:23-35
And having summoned a certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night.
1 John 3:16-17
By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.