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

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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit weighs spirits

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 21:2 Lit Lord weighs the hearts

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

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

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