John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:11
Hell and destruction are before the Lord ,.... Or "the grave" F1 שאול "sepulchrum", Munster, Piscator, Mercerus, so Ben Melech. , which is the pit of destruction; where bodies being put, putrefy, and are destroyed by worms: this is known by the Lord, even the grave of everyone from the beginning; the graves of Adam, Abel, Abraham; he knows where their dust lies, and will raise it up again at the last day. Hades, or the invisible state of the departed, as the Septuagint has it, is... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:11
This confirms what was said (Prov. 15:3) concerning God's omnipresence, in order to his judging of evil and good. 1. God knows all things, even those things that are hidden from the eyes of all living: Hell and destruction are before the Lord, not only the centre of the earth, and its subterraneous caverns, but the grave, and all the dead bodies which are there buried out of our sight; they are all before the Lord, all under his eye, so that none of them can be lost or be to seek when they are... read more