Proverbs 20:27 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁷ The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, Searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ The spirit of man [that factor in human personality which proceeds immediately from God] is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. [I Cor. 2:11.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

Common English Bible

²⁷ The breath of a person is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inmost parts.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.

Proverbs 20:27 Cross References

Genesis 2:7

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Proverbs 20:30

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Romans 2:15

which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

1 Corinthians 2:11

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.