Proverbs 20:27
What does Proverbs 20:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 20:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The breath of man <FI>is<Fi> a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 John 3:19
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:
- 1 Corinthians 2:11
For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.
- Proverbs 20:30
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokesreachthe innermost parts.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2
but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- Genesis 2:7
And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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