Proverbs 15:11
Hell and destruction are before the Lorde: howe much more then the heartes of the children of men?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
In Context
10Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way: and who so hateth correction shall dye.
12A scornefull body loueth not one that rebuketh hym: neither wyll he come vnto the wyse.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:11
10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. This shows that those who cannot bear to be corrected must expect to be destroyed. 1. It is common for those who have known the way of righteousness, but have forsaken it, to reckon it a great affront to be reproved and admonished. They are very uneasy at reproof; they cannot, they will not, bear it; nay, because they hate to be reformed, they hate to be reproved, and hate those who deal faithfully and kindly with… Read the whole commentary →