21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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21 Indeed, what a man does is[a] always in the Lord’s presence,[b]
    and he weighs all his paths.

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  1. Proverbs 5:21 Lit. Indeed, a man’s ways are
  2. Proverbs 5:21 Lit. in front of the Lord’s eyes

The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    observing both the evil and the good.

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11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord(A)
    how much more do human hearts!(B)

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon

11 Since Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] lie open in the Lord’s presence,
    how much more the hearts of human beings!

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 I.e. the realm of the dead
  2. Proverbs 15:11 I.e. the realm of destruction in the afterlife

All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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Everything a person does seems pure in his own opinion,
    but the Lord weighs intentions.

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

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The crucible is for silver
    and the furnace for gold—
        but the Lord assays hearts.

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27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

27 A person’s spirit is the lamp of the Lord;
    it searches throughout one’s innermost being.

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A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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Every man’s lifestyle is proper in his own view,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

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