Proverbs 20:27

Proverbs chapter 20 · verse 27 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

Context

v.26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.

v.27This passage

v.28Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

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.