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11 The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind;
they are futile.(A)

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Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.

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The Deceitful Heart

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,(A)
and incurable – who can understand it?(B)
10 I, the Lord, examine the mind,
I test the heart[a](C)
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 17:10 Lit kidneys