# Proverbs 24.11

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 9. The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. 10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
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> **11. Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.**
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> 12. If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work? 13. My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: (Proverbs 24:9-13, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 9. The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men. 10. If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
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> **11. Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!**
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> 12. If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work? 13. My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: (Proverbs 24:9-13, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 9. The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. 10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. <sup>small: Heb. narrow</sup>
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> **11. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;**
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> 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 shall not he render to every man according to his works? 13. My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: <sup>to: Heb. upon thy palate</sup> (Proverbs 24:9-13, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 9. The thought of folly [is] sin, And an abomination to man [is] a scorner. 10. Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,
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> **11. If [from] delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter, thou keepest back.**
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> 12. When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work. 13. Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb, sweet to thy palate. (Proverbs 24:9-13, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.