Proverbs 24:12
“If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not: doth not he that pondereth the heart, consider it? and he that keepeth thy soule, doth not he know it? and shall not hee render to euery man according to his workes?”
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Proverbs 24:12 Context
10If thou faint in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small: 11If thou forbeare to deliuer them that are drawen vnto death, and those that are ready to be slaine: 12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not: doth not he that pondereth the heart, consider it? and he that keepeth thy soule, doth not he know it? and shall not hee render to euery man according to his workes? 13My sonne, eate thou honie, because it is good, and the honie combe, which is sweete to thy taste. 14So shall the knowledge of wisedome be vnto thy soule: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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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 shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
- King James Version
If you say, "See, we did not know this, Does He not consider {it} who weighs the hearts? And does He not know {it} who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)