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King James Bible - Proverbs 24:11

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:11

¶ Si dejares de librar los que son tomados para la muerte, y los que son llevados al degolladero;

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:11

Verse 11. If thou forbear to deliver ] If thou seest the innocent taken by the hand of lawless power or superstitious zeal, and they are about to be put to death, thou shouldst rise up in their behalf, boldly plead for them, testify to their innocence when thou knowest it; and thus thou wilt not be guilty of blood; which thou wouldst be, if, through any pretense, thou shouldst neglect to save the life of a man unjustly condemned.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 11. If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death , etc.] Or “taken for or unto death” f658 , in a violent way; who are taken by thieves and robbers, and used in a barbarous manner, as the man in the parable, whom the priest and Levite took no notice of, and was helped by the good Samaritan; or who are unjustly sentenced and appointed to death by the civil magistrate; if any know their innocency, it becomes them to do all they can to save their lives, by bearing a testimony for them; for “a true witness delivereth souls”, ( Proverbs 14:25); or by interceding for them, and giving counsel and advice concerning them, or by any lawful way they can; as Reuben delivered Joseph, Jonathan interceded for David, and Ahikam and Ebedmelech for Jeremiah. Life is valuable, and all means should be taken to save it, and to prevent the shedding of innocent blood; and a man should not forbear or spare any cost, or pains, or time, to such service: likewise such as are drawn into snares and temptations, into immorality or heresy, which tend to the ruin of the souls of men, and bring them to eternal death; all proper, methods should be taken to restore such persons, to recover them out of the snare of the devil, which is saving souls from death, and covering a multitude of sins; (see 2 Timothy 2:25,26) ( James 5:19,20); and [those that are] ready to be slain ; or “bending to slaughter”; are within a little of being executed, or put to death, upon a false accusation; for about others that suffer righteously there need not be that concern here pressed, or whose works and ways incline to destruction and lead to it, of which they seem not very far off.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 11, 12 - If a man know that his neighbour is in danger by any unjust proceeding he is bound to do all in his power to deliver him. And what is it to suffer immortal souls to perish, when our persuasions and example ma be the means of preventing it?

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Original Hebrew

הצל 5337 לקחים 3947 למות 4194 ומטים 4131 להרג 2027 אם 518 תחשׂוך׃ 2820