¹¹ Death and Destruction^[a] lie open before the Lord—
how much more human hearts!

² All of a person’s ways are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs motives.

³ There is a crucible for refining silver and a smelter for gold.
In the same way the Lord examines hearts.

¹¹ Even a youth makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.

²⁷ A man’s spirit is the lamp of the Lord.
It illuminates the depths of his heart.

² In a person’s own eyes all his ways are right,
but the Lord weighs the motives of the heart.

¹⁹ As water reflects a person’s face,
so a person’s heart reflects the person.