Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 24:11

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 24:11

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 24:11

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back." — Proverbs 24:11 (ASV)

Literally:

“Deliver those that are drawn to death,
And those who totter to the slaughter—if
You withdraw ...”

That is, “O withdraw them,” save them from their doom; in contrast to Proverbs 24:10. The structure and meaning are both somewhat obscure; but the sentence is complete in itself, and is not a mere hypothesis concluded in the following verses.