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God's Unfailing Gaze
The verse argues from the greater to the lesser. Commentators explain that if God has perfect knowledge of the most mysterious and inaccessible realms—Sheol (the unseen world of the dead) and Abaddon (destruction or the abyss)—then He certainly has complete knowledge of the human heart. Nothing, not even our most secret thoughts, is hidden from His sight.
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Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 15:11
19th Century
Bishop
Hell and destruction: “Hell” is here the general name for the unseen world (Hades) beyond the grave; it is so called, acc…
John Gill
On Proverbs 15:11
17th Century
Pastor
Hell and destruction [are] before the Lord
Or "the grave" F1 , which is the pit of destruction; where bod…
Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 15:11
17th Century
Minister
There is nothing that can be hidden from the eyes of God, not even human thoughts.