Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also 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 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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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 Chastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth. 11 Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men. 12 A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.



Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:30

then Thou dost hear from the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, and hast forgiven, and hast given to each according to all his ways (because Thou knowest his heart, for Thou -- Thou only -- hast known the heart of the sons of men),

Psalm 44:21

Doth not God search out this? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Job 26:6

Naked is Sheol over-against Him, And there is no covering to destruction.

Psalm 139:8

If I ascend the heavens -- there Thou art, And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!

1 Samuel 16:7

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth -- for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

Psalm 7:9

Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

Jeremiah 17:10

I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.

John 2:24-25

and Jesus himself was not trusting himself to them, because of his knowing all men,

John 21:17

He saith to him the third time, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?' Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, 'Dost thou dearly love me?' and he said to him, 'Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee.' Jesus saith to him, 'Feed my sheep;

Hebrews 4:13

and there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things are naked and open to His eyes -- with whom is our reckoning.

Revelation 1:18

and he who is living, and I did become dead, and, lo, I am living to the ages of the ages. Amen! and I have the keys of the hades and of the death.

Revelation 2:23

and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works.

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