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Proverbs 15:11-13
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11 Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] are before Yahweh,
    how much more[c] the hearts of the children of men!
12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[d]
    to the wise he will not go.
13 A heart[e] of gladness will make good countenance,[f]
    but in sorrow of heart[g] a spirit is broken.

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. Proverbs 15:11 Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.
  3. Proverbs 15:11 Literally “more for”
  4. Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”
  5. Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
  6. Proverbs 15:13 Literally “faces”
  7. Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
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Proverbs 15:11-13
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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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  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon
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