No One Can Escape God's Judgment Or Fool Him

Proverbs 24:11-12, “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 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?”

Pastor Harry Ironside (1876-1961) has this to comment about Proverbs 24:11-12...

These verses seem to refer to a mode of execution once prevalent in Syria and Palestine. Muenscher says, “When a criminal was anciently led to execution, a crier went before, who proclaimed the crime of which he had been convicted, and called upon any one who could say anything in behalf of the condemned culprit, to come forward; in which case, he was led back to the tribunal and the cause was re-heard.” To selfishly withhold information that could save the condemned man's life, would be to stand with Cain and ask, “Am I my brother's keeper?” (Genesis 4:9) But the great Judge of all who ponders the heart would be witness against the one who acted so perfidiously and would assuredly render judgment. SOURCE

“Perfidiously” means to act in a treacherous or disloyal manner, often involving deceit or betrayal. It is derived from the word “perfidious,” which implies a lack of faithfulness or reliability. To fail to speak up when you posses information that could exonerate an accused person is a grave sin in God's sight. That is what the Bible means in Proverbs 24:11-12.

Hebrews 4:13, “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” We all have an appointment with death, and then the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Nothing can be hid from God's eyes. Luke 8:17, “For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.” Whether it be the sordid sins that someone commits in privacy, or laboring diligently on social media for Jesus' and the Gospel's sake at 3 am in the morning, God sees it all. Nothing can be hidden from God!

Did you know that there are at least 28 serial killers who've never been caught? Did you know there have been over 352,390 unsolved homicides in the United States from 1965 to 2024, according to FBI data? Additionally, only about half of the murders that occur each year are solved. Thankfully, God knows exactly who committed each murder, where the bodies are buried, and He will execute justice and vengeance (Luke 8:17; Romans 12:19-21; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Hebrews 4:13, 10:31).