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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits

All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the spirit.(A)

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

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

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

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

11 Even children make themselves known by their acts,
    by whether what they do is pure and right.(A)

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

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Hebrew breath

27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord,
    searching every inmost part.(A)

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

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All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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

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19 Just as water reflects the face,
    so one human heart reflects another.

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