Proverbs 15:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
how much more human hearts!(A)
Proverbs 15:11
New Living Translation
11 Even Death and Destruction[a] hold no secrets from the Lord.
How much more does he know the human heart!
Footnotes
- 15:11 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.
Proverbs 16:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.(A)
Proverbs 16:2
New Living Translation
2 People may be pure in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their motives.
Proverbs 17:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.(A)
Proverbs 17:3
New Living Translation
3 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
Proverbs 20:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Even children make themselves known by their acts,
by whether what they do is pure and right.(A)
Proverbs 20:11
New Living Translation
11 Even children are known by the way they act,
whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.
Proverbs 20:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord,
searching every inmost part.(A)
Proverbs 20:27
New Living Translation
27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
exposing every hidden motive.
Footnotes
- 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.
Proverbs 21:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)
Proverbs 21:2
New Living Translation
2 People may be right in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their heart.
Proverbs 27:19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.
Proverbs 27:19
New Living Translation
19 As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
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