Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Death and Destruction lie open before the LORD— how much more do human hearts! New Living Translation Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the LORD. How much more does he know the human heart! English Standard Version Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD; how much more the hearts of the children of man! Berean Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men! King James Bible Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? New King James Version Hell and Destruction are before the LORD; So how much more the hearts of the sons of men. New American Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD, How much more the hearts of mankind! NASB 1995 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD, How much more the hearts of men! NASB 1977 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD, How much more the hearts of men! Legacy Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon lie open before Yahweh, How much more the hearts of the sons of men! Amplified Bible Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the abyss, the place of eternal punishment) lie open before the LORD— How much more the hearts and inner motives of the children of men. Christian Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD — how much more, human hearts. Holman Christian Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more, human hearts. American Standard Version Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men! Aramaic Bible in Plain English Sheol and destruction are in front of LORD JEHOVAH, and also the hearts of the children of men. Brenton Septuagint Translation Hell and destruction are manifest to the Lord; how shall not also be the hearts of men? Contemporary English Version If the LORD can see everything in the world of the dead, he can see in our hearts. Douay-Rheims Bible Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more the hearts of the children of men? English Revised Version Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men! GOD'S WORD® Translation If Sheol and Abaddon lie open in front of the LORD how much more the human heart! Good News Translation Not even the world of the dead can keep the LORD from knowing what is there; how then can we hide our thoughts from God? International Standard Version Since Sheol and Abaddon lie open in the LORD's presence, how much more the hearts of human beings! JPS Tanakh 1917 The nether-world and Destruction are before the LORD; How much more then the hearts of the children of men! Literal Standard Version Sheol and destruction [are] before YHWH, | Surely also the hearts of the sons of men. Majority Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men! New American Bible Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD; how much more the hearts of mortals! NET Bible Death and Destruction are before the LORD--how much more the hearts of humans! New Revised Standard Version Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD, how much more human hearts! New Heart English Bible Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD--how much more then the hearts of human beings. Webster's Bible Translation Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? World English Bible Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh— how much more then the hearts of the children of men! Young's Literal Translation Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…10Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die. 11Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men! 12A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.… Cross References Acts 1:24 And they prayed, "Lord, You know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen Revelation 9:11 They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart." 2 Chronicles 6:30 be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart--for You alone know the hearts of men-- Job 26:6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. Psalm 44:21 would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart? Psalm 139:8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. Treasury of Scripture Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? hell Proverbs 27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Job 26:6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. Psalm 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. the hearts 2 Chronicles 6:30 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:) Psalm 7:9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. Psalm 44:21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Jump to Previous Abaddon Children Death Destruction Hearts Hell Lie Nether-World Open Sheol Surely UnderworldJump to Next Abaddon Children Death Destruction Hearts Hell Lie Nether-World Open Sheol Surely UnderworldProverbs 15 1. A gentle answer turns away wrath(11) Hell and destruction.--"Hell" is here the general name for the unseen world (Hades) beyond the grave, so called, according to one derivation, from its always "asking" for more victims, and never being satisfied. (Comp. Proverbs 27:20.) "Destruction" (Abaddon) is the lowest hell, corresponding to the "abyss" of Luke 8:31; Revelation 9:1; Revelation 9:11; the abode of evil spirits and the lost. (For the thought, comp. Job 26:6, and Psalm 139:8.) . . . Verse 11. - Hell and destruction are before the Lord. The two words rendered "hell" and "destruction" are respectively Sheol and Abaddon, Infernus and Perditio, Ἅιδης and ἀπώλεια (comp. Proverbs 27:20). The former is used generally as the place to which the souls of the dead are consigned - the receptacle of all departed spirits, whether good or bad. Abaddon is the lowest depth of hell, the "abyss" of Luke 8:31; Revelation 9:2, etc.; 20:l, etc. The clause means that God's eye penetrates even the most secret corners of the unseen world. As Job (Job 26:6) says, "Sheol is naked before him, and Abaddon hath no covering" (comp. Psalm 139:7, etc.). How much more then the hearts of the children of men? (For the form of the expression, comp. Proverbs 11:31 and Proverbs 19:7; and for the import, Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 21:2; Jeremiah 17:10.) If God knows the secrets of the world beyond the grave, much more does he know the secret thoughts of men on earth. The heart is the source of action (see Matthew 15:19, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Sheolשְׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) and Abaddon וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן (wa·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 11: Abaddon -- (place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddon lie open before נֶ֣גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before the LORD— יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH how much more אַ֝֗ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though the hearts לִבּ֥וֹת (lib·bō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3826: The heart of men! אָדָֽם׃ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Links Proverbs 15:11 NIVProverbs 15:11 NLT Proverbs 15:11 ESV Proverbs 15:11 NASB Proverbs 15:11 KJV Proverbs 15:11 BibleApps.com Proverbs 15:11 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:11 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:11 French Bible Proverbs 15:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:11 Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh-- how (Prov. 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