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Proverbs 15:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

11 Sheol and Abaddon[a] lie open before the Lord;
    how much more the hearts of mortals!
12 Scoffers do not love reproof;
    to the wise they will not go.
13 A glad heart lights up the face,
    but an anguished heart breaks the spirit.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 15:11 Sheol and Abaddon: terms for the abode of the dead, signifying the profound obscurity which is open nevertheless to the sight and power of God; cf. 27:20.
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