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Proverbs 20:27

The spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Belly;   Man;   Thompson Chain Reference - Candle;   Man;   Spirit of Man;   The Topic Concordance - Light;   Man;   Spirit/souls;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Conscience;   Lamps;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Belly;   Candle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Inwards, Inward Parts;   Man;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Light;   Living (2);   Self-Examination;   King James Dictionary - Candle;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Belly;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Lamp;   Psychology;   Search;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Belly;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Akiba ben Joseph, Alphabet of;   Catacombs;   Immortality of the Soul;   Jahrzeit;   Judaism;   Lamp, Perpetual;   Light;   Soul;   Swaying the Body;   Tombstones;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for February 28;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 14;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
The Lord 's light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive.
Update Bible Version
The spirit of man is the lamp of Yahweh, Searching all his innermost parts.
New Century Version
The Lord looks deep inside people and searches through their thoughts.
New English Translation
The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord , searching all his innermost parts.
Webster's Bible Translation
The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
World English Bible
The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
English Standard Version
The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord , searching all his innermost parts.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The lanterne of the Lord is the spirit of man, that sekith out alle the priuetees of the wombe.
English Revised Version
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly.
Berean Standard Bible
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
Contemporary English Version
Our inner thoughts are a lamp from the Lord , and they search our hearts.
American Standard Version
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
Complete Jewish Bible
The human spirit is a lamp of Adonai ; it searches one's inmost being.
Darby Translation
Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Your spirit is like a lamp to the Lord . He is able to see into your deepest parts.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
King James Version (1611)
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
New Life Bible
The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord. It shows all the inside parts of his heart.
New Revised Standard
The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord , searching every inmost part.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The light of the Lorde is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
George Lamsa Translation
The soul of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the heart.
Good News Translation
The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.
Revised Standard Version
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man, searching all the inwarde partes of the body.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord’s lamp sheds light on a person’s life,searching the innermost parts.
Hebrew Names Version
The spirit of man is the LORD's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
King James Version
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord , searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Lexham English Bible
The lamp of Yahweh is the spirit of humankind, he who searches every innermost part.
Literal Translation
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inward parts of the heart.
Young's Literal Translation
The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The lanterne of ye LORDE is ye breth of man, & goeth thorow all the inwarde partes of the body.
THE MESSAGE
God is in charge of human life, watching and examining us inside and out.
New American Standard Bible
The spirit of a person is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.
New King James Version
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,Searching all the inner depths of his heart. [fn]
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.
Legacy Standard Bible
The breath of man is the lamp of Yahweh,Searching all the innermost parts of his body.

Contextual Overview

27The spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

spirit: Genesis 2:7, Job 32:8, Romans 2:15, 1 Corinthians 2:11, 2 Corinthians 4:2-6, 1 John 3:19-21

candle: or, lamp, Proverbs 20:20

searching: Proverbs 20:30, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:13

Reciprocal: Psalms 18:28 - candle Luke 11:36 - the whole

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The spirit of man [is] the candle of the Lord,.... The rational soul of man is a light set up in him; this is what is commonly called the light of nature; it was a bright and burning light at first, but through sin is become a very feeble one; by which men have only a glimmering view of divine things, of God and his worship, and of what he would have done, or not done; by this light men do but grope after him, if happily they may find him and know his will; it is but like a candle light at best, in comparison of divine revelation, or the Gospel of the grace of God, which has shone out like the sun in its meridian glory; and especially in comparison of the sun of righteousness, Christ Jesus, and the light of the divine Spirit; yet this is a light set up by the Lord, a candle of his; it comes from the Father of lights, he is the author and maintainer of it; it is a spirit and understanding which is by the inspiration of the Almighty; see Genesis 2:7;

searching all the inward parts of the belly; or heart; the thoughts, intents, and purposes of it; which are the things of a man that only the spirit of man knows; by this candle, or light, he can look into his own heart, the inmost recesses of it, and reflect upon his thoughts and schemes, and judge in some measure whether right or wrong; there is a conscience in man, which, unless seared, passes sentence on what is in man, or done by him, and either excuses or accuses; see 1 Corinthians 2:10 Romans 2:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The spirit of man - The “breath” of Genesis 2:7, the higher life, above that which he has in common with lower animals, coming to him direct from God. Such a life, with all its powers of insight, consciousness, reflection, is as a lamp which God has lighted, throwing its rays into the darkest recesses of the heart. A still higher truth is proclaimed in the Prologue of John’s Gospel. The candle, or lamp of Yahweh, derives its light from “the Light that lighteth every man,” even the Eternal Word.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 20:27. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord — God has given to every man a mind, which he so enlightens by his own Spirit, that the man knows how to distinguish good from evil; and conscience, which springs from this, searches the inmost recesses of the soul.


 
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