11 (A)Hell[a] and [b]Destruction are before the Lord;
So how much more (B)the hearts of the sons of men.

12 (C)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.

13 (D)A merry heart makes a cheerful [c]countenance,
But (E)by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Or Sheol
  2. Proverbs 15:11 Heb. Abaddon
  3. Proverbs 15:13 face

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