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11 Hell and destruction are the concern of the Lord; how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?

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11 Sheol and [a]Abaddon are before Jehovah;
How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 Or, Destruction

11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord(A)
    how much more do human hearts!(B)

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the Lord weigheth his spirit.

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All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

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All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord trieth the hearts.

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The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(B)

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11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure and whether it be right.

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11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

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11 Even small children are known by their actions,
    so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?

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27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of his being.

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27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah,
Searching all his innermost parts.

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27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

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Every way of a man is right in his own eyes;
But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

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A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

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19 [a]As in water face answereth to face,
So the heart of man to man.

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  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or, As water showeth face to face, so the heart showeth man to man

19 As water reflects the face,
    so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you