¹¹ 
Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the abyss, the place of eternal punishment) lie open before the Lord—
How much more the hearts and inner motives of the children of men.^(A)

² 
All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions],
But the Lord weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].^(A)

³ 
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.^(A)

¹¹ 
Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts,
Whether his conduct is pure and right.

²⁷ 
The ^[a]spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being.^(A)