Proverbs 24:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Did you fail to rescue those who were being dragged off to death,[a]
those tottering, those near death,
12 because you said, “We didn’t know about it”?
Surely, the Searcher of hearts knows
and will repay all according to their deeds.(A)
13 [b]If you eat honey, my son, because it is good,
if pure honey is sweet to your taste,
Footnotes
- 24:11 Rescue…death: perhaps refers to the legal rescue of those unjustly condemned to death.
- 24:13–14 God’s word is sometimes said to be sweeter than honey, e.g., Ps 119:101–103. Cf. also Ps 19:11; Prv 16:24; Ez 3:3; Sir 24:19–22.
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