The Meaning of Proverbs 15:11 Explained

Proverbs 15:11

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

YLT: Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.

Darby: Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

ASV: Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 15:11?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 15:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 15:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 15:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hell  and destruction  [are] before the LORD:  how much more then the hearts  of the children  of men? 

What does Proverbs 15:11 Mean?

Study Notes

hell
Heb. "Sheol," , Job 26:6 ; Psalms 139:8 .
Sheol is, in the O.T., the place to which the dead go.
(1) Often, therefore, it is spoken of as the equivalent of the grave, merely, where all human activities cease; the terminus toward which all human life moves (e.g. Genesis 42:38 grave Job 14:13 grave Psalms 88:3 grave
(2) To the man "under the sun," the natural man, who of necessity judges from appearances, sheol seems no more than the grave-- the end and total cessation, not only of the activities of life, but of life itself. Ecclesiastes 9:5 ; Ecclesiastes 9:10
(3) But Scripture reveals sheol as a place of sorrow 2 Samuel 22:6 ; Psalms 18:5 ; Psalms 116:3 ; in which the wicked are turned Psalms 9:17 and where they are fully conscious; Isaiah 14:9-17 ; Ezekiel 32:21 see, especially, Jonah 2:2 what the belly of the great fish was to Jonah that sheol is to those who are therein). The sheol of the O.T. and hades of the N.T. (See Scofield " Luke 16:23 ") are identical.

Context Summary

Proverbs 15:1-17 - Kind Words And Glad Hearts
A soft answer; the tongue of the wise; a wholesome tongue; the lips of the wise; the prayer of the upright-these keywords touch one of the greatest departments of human influence. If we can rule our speech, or at least hand over our tongue and lips to the keeping of God's Spirit, what a world of trouble we should save ourselves and others! And God would keep watch over us and for us. See Proverbs 15:3, r.v.
Notice, also, the inducements to a right and holy life! Treasure in the house; answered prayer; the love of God; a cheerful heart; a contented mind-such are some of the by-products and experiences of those whose life is "hid with Christ in God." When we put first things in the first place, all else is added.
What a comfort it is that God searcheth our hearts and knoweth them altogether! Yes, and even when He chastens and corrects us, it is well. There is no bliss comparable to that of the forgiven sinner, who is called into "the secret place of the Most High." [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 15

1  A gentle answer turns away wrath

What do the individual words in Proverbs 15:11 mean?

Hell and Destruction [are] before Yahweh how much more so the hearts of the sons of men
שְׁא֣וֹל וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן נֶ֣גֶד יְהוָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־ לִבּ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־ ؟ אָדָֽם

שְׁא֣וֹל  Hell 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: שְׁאֹול  
Sense: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit.
וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן  and  Destruction  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבַדֹּו 
Sense: place of destruction, destruction, ruin, Abaddon.
נֶ֣גֶד  before 
Parse: Preposition
Root: נֶגֶד  
Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אַ֝֗ף  how  much  more 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אַף  
Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv.
כִּֽי־  so 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
לִבּ֥וֹת  the  hearts 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: לִבָּה  
Sense: heart.
בְּֽנֵי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
؟ אָדָֽם  of  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.

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