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21 The ·Lord sees everything you do [L eyes of the Lord are on the path of every person],
    and he watches ·where you go [L all their ways].

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21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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The Lord’s eyes ·see everything [L are everywhere];
he watches both evil and good people.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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11 ·The Lord knows what is happening in the world of the dead [L Sheol and Abaddon/Destruction are before the Lord],
so he surely knows the ·thoughts of the living [L human heart].

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon

·You may believe you are doing right [L All paths of people are pure in their eyes],
but the Lord will ·judge your reasons [measure your motives; L weigh 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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A crucible ·tests [or refines] silver and a furnace gold,
but the Lord ·tests [or refines] 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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27 The lamp of the Lord looks deep inside people
and searches through ·their thoughts [L all their inner 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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Footnotes

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

·You may believe you are doing right [L Every person’s path seems right/straight in their own eyes],
but the Lord ·judges your reasons [L weighs your heart].

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

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