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Proverbs 24:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Proverbs 24:12

Verse 12 of 34

Scripture focus

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?

Proverbs 24:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 24:12

Theological / Devotional

We knew it not. Excuses are useless in dealing with God. Human beings cannot know our inner thoughts and feelings, and hence cannot know the degree to which we are aware of our duty to help others; but the Creator of the heart knows (see chs. 16:2; 21:2). He who watches the development of character within us is well aware of the precise degree of guilt which attaches to every act (see Jer. 17:9, 10). In this appraisal every circumstance is weighed, every part of our inheritance and environment is allowed for. Guilt accrues for unrepented neglect as verily as for unrepented and deliberate sin (see GC 487, 488). For the sins of others that we might have prevented by pointing transgressors to the Saviour, we must suffer condemnation (see DA 641).

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