Proverbs 24:12

24:12 If you say, “But we did not know about this,”

does not the one who evaluates ¹  hearts consider?

Does not the one who guards your life know?

Will he not repay each person according to his deeds? ² 

[24:12]  ¹ tn Heb “weighs” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV) meaning “tests” or “evaluates.”

[24:12]  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.