Parallel Verses
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.
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
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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 faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
11
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 82:4
Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
Isaiah 58:6-7
"Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
1 Samuel 26:8-9
Then said Abishai to David, "God has given your enemy into your hand this day. Now please let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice."
Job 29:17
I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
Luke 10:31-32
Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
Luke 23:23-25
But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
Acts 18:17
And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
Acts 21:31-32
And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
Acts 23:10
And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
Acts 23:23-35
Then he called two of the centurions and said, "Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.
1 John 3:16-17
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.