Parallel Verses
Webster
If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that 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.
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!
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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References
Fausets
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 faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 11 If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and will not he render to every man according to his works?
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 82:4
Deliver the poor and needy: deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
Isaiah 58:6-7
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
1 Samuel 26:8-9
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thy enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
Job 29:17
And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Luke 10:31-32
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke 23:23-25
And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified: and the voices of them, and of the chief priests prevailed.
Acts 18:17
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
Acts 21:31-32
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Acts 23:10
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul would have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
Acts 23:23-35
And he called to him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
1 John 3:16-17
By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.