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Proverbs 15:11
11The Lord sees clearly into the deep hole of death. So you can be sure that he knows people's secret thoughts.
Proverbs 15:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
- New International Version (NIV)Death and Destruction lie open before the Lord— how much more do human hearts!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of the children of man!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; So how much more the hearts of the sons of men.
Context of Proverbs 15:11
9The Lord hates the way that wicked people live. But he loves people who want to do what is right. 10If you leave God's way, you will receive strong punishment. When people warn you, accept it or you will die. The Lord sees clearly into the deep hole of death. So you can be sure that he knows people's secret thoughts. 12Proud people do not like it when someone warns them. They will not ask wise people to give them advice. 13When someone is happy, their face smiles. But when someone is sad, their spirit hurts.
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שְׁא֣וֹל וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן נֶ֣גֶד יְהוָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לִבּ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:11
- Proverbs 27:20The deep hole of death always wants more dead people to fill it. In the same way, a person wants to have everything that he sees.
- Job 26:6God sees everything that happens in the place of dead people. Nothing can hide that terrible place from him.
- Psalms 139:8If I go up to heaven, you would be there. If I dig deep down into the ground to reach Sheol, you would be there too.
- Revelation 1:18I am the one who always lives. I died once. But look! Now I am alive and I will be alive for ever. I have authority over death and over Hades, the place for dead people.
- 2 Chronicles 6:30If someone does that, please hear him from your home in heaven. Please forgive the sins of your people. Only you know what people are thinking. So please give to each person as they deserve.
- Psalms 7:9Stop wicked people from doing evil things. Keep your own people safe. You always do what is right, and you know how we think and feel.
- Psalms 44:21But if we had done that, you would have discovered it. You know even our most secret thoughts.
- Jeremiah 17:10But I, the Lord, look inside a person's mind. I see what he thinks and what he feels. I see how everyone lives, and I see the things that they do. I give to each one what he deserves.
- John 2:24But Jesus himself did not trust the people. He knew what all people are really like.
- John 21:17Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was sad because Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Do you love me?’ So he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, you know everything. You know that I really love you!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Take care of my sheep.
- Hebrews 4:13There is nothing in the whole world that can hide from God. He sees everything clearly and he knows everything. We will have to explain to him everything that we have done during our lives.
- Revelation 2:23I will send a terrible illness to kill those who obey her. Then all the people in the churches will know that I look deep inside them. I know what you really want. I know what you really think. I will give each of you what is right for you, as a result of what you have done.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Hell and destruction - ואבדון שאול sheol vaabaddon . Hades, the invisible world, the place of separate spirits till the resurrection: and Abaddon, the place of torment; are ever under the eye and control of the Lord.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 There is nothing that can be hid from the eyes of God, not even man's thoughts.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Sheol and Abaddon represent the fate of the dead. Sheol is where the dead reside, while Abaddon is another name for Sheol, suggesting punishment. God knows all secrets (see Psalm 139:1–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Hell--(Psa 16:10). destruction--or, "Abaddon," the place of the destroyer. All the unseen world is open to God, much more men's hearts.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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