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11 Even Death and Destruction[a] hold no secrets from the Lord.
    How much more does he know the human heart!

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  1. 15:11 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.

11 [a](A)Sheol and [b]Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
How much more the (B)hearts of [c]mankind!

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., The netherworld
  2. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., place of destruction
  3. Proverbs 15:11 Lit sons of mankind

People may be pure in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their motives.

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All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight,
But the (A)Lord examines the [a]motives.

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits

Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.

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

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11 Even children are known by the way they act,
    whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.

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11 It is by his deeds that a boy [a](A)distinguishes himself,
If his conduct is pure and right.

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  1. Proverbs 20:11 Or makes himself known

27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
    exposing every hidden motive.

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  1. 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.

27 The [a](A)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his being.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body

People may be right in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their heart.

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(A)Every person’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord (B)examines the hearts.

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19 As a face is reflected in water,
    so the heart reflects the real person.

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19 As in water a face reflects the face,
So the heart of a person reflects the person.

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