Proverbs 15:11
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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
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11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
how much more human hearts!(A)
Proverbs 16:2
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2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
but Yahweh weighs the motives.
Proverbs 16:2
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2 All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.(A)
Proverbs 17:3
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3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold,
but Yahweh tests the hearts.
Proverbs 17:3
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3 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.(A)
Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings,
whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even children make themselves known by their acts,
by whether what they do is pure and right.(A)
Proverbs 20:27
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27 The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp,
searching all his innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:27
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27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord,
searching every inmost part.(A)
Proverbs 21:2
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2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
Proverbs 21:2
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2 All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)
Proverbs 27:19
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19 Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Proverbs 27:19
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19 Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.
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