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11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord(A)
    how much more do human hearts!(B)

12 Mockers resent correction,(C)
    so they avoid the wise.

13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful,(D)
    but heartache crushes the spirit.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon