Proverbs 24:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 24:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תֹאמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֵן֮
hên
H2005
behold
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
הֲֽלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹ֘כֵ֤ן
tâkan
H8505
to measure
לִבּ֨וֹת
libbâh
H3826
heart
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יָבִ֗ין
bîyn
H995
to understand
וְנֹצֵ֣ר
nâtsar
H5341
to guard
נַ֭פְשְׁךָ
nephesh
H5315
soul
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יֵדָ֑ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וְהֵשִׁ֖יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
לְאָדָ֣ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ
pôʻal
H6467
work
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he, the examiner of hearts, understand, and he, the guard of your life, know, and he, give back to a man according to his work?
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