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Proverbs 20:27
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The breath of man is the lamp of Yahweh,Searching all the innermost parts of his body.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.
The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man, searching all the inwarde partes of the body.
Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,Searching all the inner depths of his heart. [fn]
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inward parts of the heart.
Your spirit is like a lamp to the Lord . He is able to see into your deepest parts.
The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord , searching all the inward parts of the belly.
The lanterne of ye LORDE is ye breth of man, & goeth thorow all the inwarde partes of the body.
God is in charge of human life, watching and examining us inside and out.
The spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being.
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
The spirit of man is the lamp of Yahweh, Searching all his innermost parts.
The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord , searching all his innermost parts.
Our inner thoughts are a lamp from the Lord , and they search our hearts.
The human spirit is a lamp of Adonai ; it searches one's inmost being.
The light of the Lorde is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
The soul of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the heart.
The spirit of man is the LORD's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord. It shows all the inside parts of his heart.
The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly.
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord , searching every inmost part.
The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.
The lamp of Yahweh is the spirit of humankind, he who searches every innermost part.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord , searching all his innermost parts.
The spirit of a person is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.
The Lord looks deep inside people and searches through their thoughts.
The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.
The Lord 's lamp sheds light on a person's life, searching the innermost parts.
The lanterne of the Lord is the spirit of man, that sekith out alle the priuetees of the wombe.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.
The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
Contextual Overview
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.
