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Selected Verse: Proverbs 15:11 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 15:11 |
King James |
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Hell-- (Psa 16:10).
destruction--or, "Abaddon," the place of the destroyer. All the unseen world is open to God, much more men's hearts. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
hell
Hebrew, "Sheol,"
(See Scofield) - (Hab 2:5); (Job 26:6); (Psa 139:8). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Destruction - The place of destruction, of which men know nothing but by Divine revelation. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Hell and destruction - שאול ואבדון sheol vaabaddon. Hades, the invisible world, the place of separate spirits till the resurrection: and Abaddon, the place of torment; are ever under the eye and control of the Lord. |
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: