Proverbs 15:11
The nether world and corruption are open before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Leeser Tanakh
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
12A scorner loveth not that one should admonish him: unto the wise doth he not go.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:30Then do thou hear from heaven the place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and give to every man in accordance with all his ways, as thou mayest know his heart; for thou, thyself alone, knowest the heart of the children of men;
Psalms 7:9(7:10) Oh let the evil of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just, O thou, who triest the hearts and reins, O righteous God.
Psalms 139:8If I should ascend into heaven, thou art there; and if I should make my bed in the nether world, behold, thou art there.
Jeremiah 17:10I the Lord search the heart, probe the reins: yea, to give unto every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
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 →