11 [a](A)Sheol and [b]Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
How much more the (B)hearts of [c]mankind!
12 A (C)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.
13 A (D)joyful heart makes a [d]cheerful face,
But [e]when the heart is (E)sad, the (F)spirit is broken.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., The netherworld
  2. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., place of destruction
  3. Proverbs 15:11 Lit sons of mankind
  4. Proverbs 15:13 Lit good
  5. Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart

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