Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!

New American Standard Bible

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
How much more the hearts of men!

King James Version

Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

Holman Bible

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord
how much more, human hearts.

International Standard Version

Since Sheol and Abaddon lie open in the LORD's presence, how much more the hearts of human beings!

A Conservative Version

Sheol and Abaddon are before LORD. How much more then the hearts of the sons of men!

American Standard Version

Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Amplified


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.

Darby Translation

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Julia Smith Translation

Hades and destruction are before Jehovah: much more the hearts of the sons of man.

King James 2000

Sheol and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh, {how much more} the hearts of the children of men!

Modern King James verseion

Hell and destruction are before Jehovah; even more the hearts of the sons of men.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The hell with her pain is known to the LORD; how much more then the hearts of men?

NET Bible

Death and Destruction are before the Lord -- how much more the hearts of humans!

New Heart English Bible

Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD?how much more then the hearts of the children of men.

The Emphasized Bible

Hades and destruction, are before Yahweh, how much more then, the hearts of the sons of men.

Webster

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!

Youngs Literal Translation

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁאל שׁאול 
Sh@'owl 
Usage: 65

H11
אבדּון 
'abaddown 
Usage: 5

לבּה 
Libbah 
Usage: 5

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

10 There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching. 11 Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men! 12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.



Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:30

Then give ear from heaven your living-place, answering with forgiveness, and give to every man, whose secret heart is open to you, the reward of all his ways; (for you, and you only, have knowledge of the hearts of the children of men;)

Psalm 44:21

Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.

Job 26:6

The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.

Psalm 139:8

If I go up to heaven, you are there: or if I make my bed in the underworld, you are there.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

Psalm 7:9

O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

Proverbs 27:20

The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.

Jeremiah 17:10

I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

John 2:24-25

But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all.

John 21:17

He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

Hebrews 4:13

And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Revelation 1:18

And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

Revelation 2:23

And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.

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