Proverbs 15:11

With the Hebrew beneath

Proverbs 15:11, word by word

Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

Where else “sheol” appears

and Abaddonאֲבַדּוֹןavadon

Abaddon, destruction

Abaddon: "destruction, ruin." A name of the place of the dead, alongside "Sheol." In the New Testament the name appears again in Revelation 9:11.

Where else “avadon” appears

are beforeנֶגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “neged” appears

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears

the heartsלִבּוֹתlibot

heart

Heart (another form of the same word): the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.

Where else “libot” appears

of human beingsבְּנֵיbene

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “bene” appears

of human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears

Translation note

“Abaddon”: it means “destruction”; it is another name for the place of the dead.

The context