11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord(A)
how much more, human hearts.(B)

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11 Since Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] lie open in the Lord’s presence,
    how much more the hearts of human beings!

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 I.e. the realm of the dead
  2. Proverbs 15:11 I.e. the realm of destruction in the afterlife

All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs motives.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:2 Lit spirits

Everything a person does seems pure in his own opinion,
    but the Lord weighs intentions.

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A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,(A)
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.(B)

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The crucible is for silver
    and the furnace for gold—
        but the Lord assays hearts.

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11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
by whether his behavior is pure and upright.(A)

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11 Even a child is known by his actions,
    whether his deeds are pure and right.

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27 The Lord’s lamp sheds light on a person’s life,[a]
searching the innermost parts.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 20:27 Lit breath
  2. 20:27 Lit the chambers of the belly

27 A person’s spirit is the lamp of the Lord;
    it searches throughout one’s innermost being.

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All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs hearts.(A)

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Every man’s lifestyle is proper in his own view,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

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19 As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.

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19 Just as water reflects the face,
    so the heart reflects the person.

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