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11     [a]Rescue those who are being led away to death
    and save those who are on their way to execution.
12 If you say, “I do not know this man,”
    will he who tests the heart not perceive it?
He who is the guardian of your soul knows it,
    and he will repay you as your deeds deserve.
13 Eat honey,[b] my son, for it is good,
    and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to the taste.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:11 One who can prove that a condemned man is innocent must try to save him (see Prov 17:15; Isa 58:6-7). [God] knows it: God knows us through and through (see Prov 16:2; 21:2; Ps 94:9-11).
  2. Proverbs 24:13 Honey: i.e., wisdom, which is the honey of the soul.