Sayings of the Wise - #25 — “Protect the Perishing — Rescue”- (Prov. 24:11–12)

Saying #25 — “Protect the Perishing — Rescue”

📖 Proverbs 24:11–12

“Deliver those who are being taken away to death,

And those who are staggering to slaughter, O hold them back.

If you say, ‘See, we did not know this,’

Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?”

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🌿 INTRODUCTION — The Call to Step In

Women of Wisdom, Saying #25 is a wake-up call.
It reminds us that God does not save us to stand aside—
He saves us to stand in the gap.

This Saying is about courage, compassion, and responsibility.
It tells us that when someone is slipping, stumbling, or sinking,
we do not get to look away and call it “none of my business.”

Lady Wisdom urges us:

“If you can help, you must.
If you can speak, speak.
If you can pray, pray.
If you can rescue, do not remain silent.”

This is the heartbeat of every godly woman:
to see, to care, and to act.

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🌼 MEANING OF THE SAYING

⭐ 1. “Deliver those who are being taken away to death…”

This includes people spiritually drifting, emotionally collapsing, morally slipping, or mentally overwhelmed.

Sometimes they’re not rebellious — they’re weak, tired, or lost.

⭐ 2. “Hold them back…”

Don’t watch them fall.
Don’t stay silent about danger.
Stand between them and destruction — in prayer, in love, in truth.

⭐ 3. “If you say, ‘We did not know’…”

God sees the heart.
He knows when we avoid responsibility because it feels inconvenient.

⭐ 4. The deeper message:

God calls wise women to be rescuers — not bystanders.

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Lady Wisdom gathers four women in a bright room with four open doors.

Each door leads to someone in need.

💚 Woman 1 — The Door of Discouragement

She sees a friend fading in silence.
“At first, I didn’t want to intrude…”
Lady Wisdom replies:

“Sometimes rescuing begins with a gentle check-in.”

💙 Woman 2 — The Door of Confusion

She sees someone making poor decisions.
“I don’t want to seem judgmental…”
Lady Wisdom answers:

“Correction with compassion is an act of rescue.”

💛 Woman 3 — The Door of Distraction

She sees a sister drifting into unhealthy company.
“I thought she was fine — she always looks happy.”
Lady Wisdom says:

“Joyful people need rescuing too. Look deeper.”

❤️ Woman 4 — The Door of Danger

She sees a woman rushing into destructive habits.
“I didn’t want conflict…”
Lady Wisdom stands firm:

“Love steps in, even when courage is costly.”

The four women return to the room, and Lady Wisdom declares:

“If God shows you a need,
it is because He has already placed rescue in your hands.”

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🌷 REFLECTION THOUGHTS

Ask yourself:

💚 Who in my circle might be silently struggling?
💙 Is there someone I should lovingly check on?
💛 Have I overlooked someone because they appear “fine”?
❤️ Is there a hard conversation God wants me to approach with courage?

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🌿 CLOSING ENCOURAGEMENT

Women of Wisdom, Saying #25 calls you to shine with God’s courage.
You are not placed in people’s lives by accident.
You are an intercessor, a helper, a lifter, a rescuer,
a woman who steps in when others step back.

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2

Go today with eyes open, heart soft, and courage steady.
Someone needs your gentle rescue —
and God has already equipped you for it. 💖🌸

Blessings to all today and always!