Text -- Proverbs 24:12 (NET)

24:12 If you say, “But we did not know about this,” does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 24:12

¹ tn Heb “weighs” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV) meaning “tests” or “evaluates.”

² sn The verse completes the saying by affirming that people will be judged responsible for helping those in mortal danger. The verse uses a series of rhetorical questions to affirm that God knows our hearts and we cannot plead ignorance.