Proverbs 15:11
World English Bible
11 Sheol[a] and Abaddon are before Yahweh—
how much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Footnotes
- 15:11 Sheol is the place of the dead.
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
World English Bible
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
but Yahweh weighs the motives.
Proverbs 16:2
New Living Translation
2 People may be pure in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their motives.
Proverbs 17:3
World English Bible
3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold,
but Yahweh tests the hearts.
Proverbs 17:3
New Living Translation
3 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
Proverbs 20:11
World English Bible
11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings,
whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
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
World English Bible
27 The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp,
searching all his innermost parts.
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
World English Bible
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
Proverbs 21:2
New Living Translation
2 People may be right in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their heart.
Proverbs 27:19
World English Bible
19 Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
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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