11 [a](A)Sheol and [b]Abaddon lie open before the Lord,How much more the (B)hearts of [c]mankind!
11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more (A)the hearts of the children of man!
2 All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight,But the (A)Lord examines the [a]motives.
2 (A)All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord (B)weighs the spirit.[a]
3 The (A)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,But (B)the Lord tests hearts.
3 (A)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, (B)and the Lord tests hearts.
11 It is by his deeds that a boy [a](A)distinguishes himself,If his conduct is pure and right.
11 Even a child (A)makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.[a]
27 The [a](A)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his being.
27 (A)The spirit[a] of man is the lamp of the Lord, (B)searching all (C)his innermost parts.
2 (A)Every person’s way is right in his own eyes,But the Lord (B)examines the hearts.
2 (A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord (B)weighs the heart.
19 As in water a face reflects the face,So the heart of a person reflects the person.
19 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
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