Proverbs 24
Treated in 30 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 24:11 Rescue those being dragged off to death; hold back those who are stumbling toward slaughter. 13
- 24:12 If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not the one who weighs hearts see the truth? The one who watches over your life knows it well, and he will repay each person for what they have done. 9
- 24:30 I walked past the field of someone lazy, past the vineyard of someone with no sense, 5
- 24:16 For the righteous may fall seven times and still get up again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity. 3
- 24:31 and I saw thorns had sprung up everywhere, weeds had covered the ground, and its stone wall lay in ruins. 2
- 24:33 a bit more sleep, a bit more dozing, a bit more lying with arms folded, 2
- 24:9 Foolish scheming is sin, and people detest a mocker. 1
- 24:15 Do not lie in ambush like a criminal at the home of a righteous person; do not raid the place where they live. 1
- 24:17 When your enemy falls, do not celebrate; when they trip up, do not let your heart be glad, 1
- 24:21 Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and have nothing to do with those who want to overturn things, 1
- 24:32 I looked at it and thought it over; I saw it and learned a lesson: 1
- 24:34 and poverty will be on you like a drifter on the road, and need like a man with a shield. 1
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Where it is preached
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
The First Knock cites Proverbs 24:11
…carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.” — Proverbs 24:11, ASV How It Began No one decided, on a particular day, to turn the Beje into a centre of…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 4 ·
Day 18 — Getting Back Up cites Proverbs 24:16
“For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up.” — Proverbs 24:16 (BSB) “Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Sluggard's Farm cites Proverbs 24:30–32
…wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.” — Proverbs 24:30–32 (ESV) No doubt Solomon was sometimes glad to set aside his royal robes, escape the…
- Old Paths ·
Our Sins! cites Prov. xxiv. 9
…at the heart.” In His sight the very “thought of foolishness is sin.” (1 Sam. xvi. 7; Prov. xxiv. 9.) And now turn to the history of your own life, and try it by the standard of this holy…
- The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom ·
God’s Ancient People cites PROVERBS 24:11–12
…if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? PROVERBS 24:11–12 Such a time as this It must be said honestly that most Dutch Christians did not do what…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of Corrie ten Boom cites Proverbs 24:11
…God rarely shows the whole road at once. “Deliver them that are carried away unto death” (Proverbs 24:11, ASV). 7. Fear God More Than Pharaoh The midwives in Egypt refused to kill the children…
- Corrie ten Boom (For Teens) ·
The Next Person at the Door cites Proverbs 24:11
…carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.” — Proverbs 24:11 (ASV) Nobody at the Beje decided, on a particular day, to join the underground. It…
- Amanda Smith: An Autobiography (For Teens) ·
The Man in the Bed cites Proverbs 24:11
…who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.” — Proverbs 24:11 (ESV) After the Berrys were free they settled on a farm in Pennsylvania, and their house…
- The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor ·
A Million a Month cites PROVERBS 24:11–12
…If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? PROVERBS 24:11–12 Too late for his father Another story pierces more deeply still. One of the first…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
Responsibility and Guilt cites PROVERBS 24:11–12
…If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? PROVERBS 24:11–12 Between 1940 and his arrest in 1943, Bonhoeffer worked on the book he regarded as his…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the First cites Pro. xxiv. 12
…necessarily: as it is written “thou shalt render unto every man according to his works.” (Pro. xxiv. 12.) It naturally follows — if thou remain under water, thou wilt be suffocated; if thou…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Prov. 24:12
…the Holy Bible, Matt. 25 at the latter end. See also Rom. 2:6, 13, Jer. 17:10, Job 34:11, Prov. 24:12, Jer. 32:19, Rev. 22:12, Matt. 16:27, Rev. 2:23, Ezek. 33:20, 1 Pet. 1:17. The Judge, at…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Justice of God cites Prov 24:12
…of his nature, whereby he is carried to the doing of that which is righteous and equal. Prov 24:12. ‘Shall not he render to every man according to his works?’ God is an impartial judge. He…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites Prov. 24:15
…wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place.” [Prov. 24:15] It follows, “For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
Dealing with Failure and Discouragement cites Proverbs 24:16
"Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again." — Proverbs 24:16 Failure Is Not the End Every student will face failure at some point: in school, sports…
- The Imitation of Christ (For Teens) ·
You Are Not an Angel cites Proverbs 24:16
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.” — Proverbs 24:16 (KJV) Thomas held his young novices to a high standard, but he also knew they would fail…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 2 ·
Day 21 — No Gloating cites Proverbs 24:17
…not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles.” — Proverbs 24:17 (BSB) Your team just crushed the other team. The final buzzer sounds. What’s the first…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 20 — Of Civil Government cites Prov. 24:21
…(1 Pet. 2:17); and Solomon, when he says, “My son, fear thou the Lord and the king” (Prov. 24:21). For, under the term honour, the former includes a sincere and candid esteem, and the…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Broken Fence cites Proverbs 24:30–32
…wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.” Proverbs 24:30–32 (ESV) This slothful man did no harm to his fellow men: he was not a thief, nor a ruffian…
- Talks to the Farmer (For Teens) ·
The Sluggard's Farm cites Proverbs 24:30–32
…wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.” — Proverbs 24:30–32 (ESV) Solomon walks past a farm and it stops him in his tracks — not because of what…
- Talks to the Farmer (For Teens) ·
The Broken Fence cites Proverbs 24:30–32
…wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.” — Proverbs 24:30–32 (ESV) Solomon goes for a walk in the countryside and stops at a run-down little farm.…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Prov 24: 31
…will dissolve, and the earth, like the sluggard’s field, will be overrun with briers. Prov 24: 31. Adam in innocence, though monarch of the world, must not be idle, but must dress and…
- Evening by Evening ·
November cites Proverbs 24:33
…sleep: so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.” (Proverbs 24:33, 34) The worst of sluggards only ask for a little slumber; they would be indignant if…
- Amy Carmichael (For Teens) ·
Servants of the Gods cites Proverbs 24:11-12
…soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?” — Proverbs 24:11-12 (ASV) This is the hardest part of Amy’s story, and it can be told badly in two opposite…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Servants of the Gods cites Proverbs 24:11-12
…weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?” — Proverbs 24:11-12, ASV A Hard Chapter This chapter is about the system from which many of the children of…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 24:11-12
…person at a time, until the Beje became a hub of the underground. Scriptures to revisit Proverbs 24:11-12; Hebrews 13:1-3. Reflection 1. Who is the next person God might send to your door? 2.…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 24:11-12
…history, its abuses, and the Indian reformers who ended it in law. Scriptures to revisit Proverbs 24:11-12; Isaiah 1:17. Reflection 1. Once we know of an injustice, what is our responsibility? 2.…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
“My Great Sin” cites Proverbs 24:11-12
…soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?” — Proverbs 24:11-12, ASV A Different Kind of Letter Ramabai’s first famine letter, written in January 1897…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Proverbs 24:11-12
…and the army, and was punished for saving starving girls. Scriptures to revisit Proverbs 24:11-12; Deuteronomy 10:18. Reflection 1. Was her anger righteous? 2. Where do we say “we knew…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
Overcoming Laziness and Procrastination cites Proverbs 24:30-34
…Start where you are, with what you have, today. Biblical Warnings against Laziness Proverbs 24:30-34 describes a lazy man's field overgrown with thorns. Neglect always leads to loss. God…