New King James Version
Proverbs 15:11
11Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; So how much more the hearts of the sons of men.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the Lord. How much more does he know the human heart!
Context of Proverbs 15:11
9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves him who follows righteousness. 10Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die. Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; So how much more the hearts of the sons of men. 12A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise. 13A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:11 word by word
שְׁא֣וֹל וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן נֶ֣גֶד יְהוָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לִבּ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 15:11
- Proverbs 27:20Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
- Job 26:6Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering.
- Psalms 139:8If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
- Revelation 1:18I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
- 2 Chronicles 6:30then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men),
- Psalms 7:9Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
- Psalms 44:21Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
- Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
- John 2:24But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men,
- John 21:17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
- Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Revelation 2:23I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
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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