11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
    how much more (A)the hearts of the children of man!

Read full chapter

11 The grave[a] and the underworld[b] lie open before the Lord;
    how much more the hearts of human beings!

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Heb Sheol
  2. Proverbs 15:11 Heb Abaddon

(A)All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the Lord (B)weighs the spirit.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits

All the ways of people
are pure in their eyes,
    but the Lord tests the motives.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.

Read full chapter

11 Even a child (A)makes himself known by his acts,
    by whether his conduct is pure and upright.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:11 Or Even a child can dissemble in his actions, though his conduct seems pure and upright

11 Even young people are known by their actions,
    whether their conduct is pure and upright.

Read full chapter

27 (A)The spirit[a] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    (B)searching all (C)his innermost parts.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Hebrew breath

27 The breath of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
    searching all the inmost parts.

Read full chapter

(A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
    but the Lord (B)weighs the heart.

Read full chapter

Everyone’s path is straight in their own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

19 As water reflects the face,
    so the heart reflects one person to another.

Read full chapter