Proverbs 24:11
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Cross-reference
Proverbs 31:8 commands speaking up for the voiceless — the same advocacy called for in rescuing the doomed.
In 1 John 3:17, this rescue command extends to material needs – withholding help when able contradicts love.
In Acts 23:23-35, the commander sends Paul under guard to Felix — protecting him from a death plot, fulfilling the rescue call.
In Acts 23:10, the commander rescues Paul from being torn apart — again a rescue from death, echoing Proverbs.
In Acts 21:32, the commander stops the beating and rescues Paul — a direct fulfillment of the rescue command.
In Luke 10:32, the Levite also passes by — another failure to rescue the dying, contrasting the command.
Job 29:17 describes breaking the fangs of the wicked to free their prey – a vivid parallel to rescuing those being led to slaughter.
Psalm 82:4 commands rescuing the weak from the wicked – nearly identical to this verse’s call to save those facing death.
Isaiah 58:6 defines true fasting as releasing the oppressed – a parallel call to action, freeing captives from injustice.
In Luke 10:31, the priest ignores a wounded man — a direct failure to obey Proverbs' command to rescue.
In Genesis 42:21, Joseph's brothers admit ignoring his distress – a negative example of failing to rescue.
Jeremiah 38:9 records Ebed-Melech pleading to rescue Jeremiah from death — a direct enactment of this command.
Jeremiah 22:16 defines knowing God as defending the poor and needy — the same heart behind rescuing the helpless.
Jeremiah 21:12 commands rescuing the robbed from the oppressor — a direct parallel to the rescue mandate.
Job 29:12 shows Job's example of rescuing the poor and fatherless — a direct parallel to the call to rescue those led to death.
In 1 Samuel 19:4, Jonathan speaks up to Saul on David's behalf – he rescues David from unjust death by intercession.
In Exodus 1:17, midwives disobey Pharaoh to spare Hebrew babies – they rescue those condemned to death.
In Genesis 14:14, Abram rescues his captured nephew – a direct example of intervening to save from death.
In Isaiah 58:7, the same call to help the needy — feeding hungry, clothing naked — parallels the rescue command. Both demand active compassion.
In Deuteronomy 22:1, restoring a stray animal parallels rescuing the helpless – a broader call to intervene.