Proverbs 20:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁷ The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost 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.

Proverbs 20:27 Cross References

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.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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.

Romans 2:15

in that they shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them;

Proverbs 20:30

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil: And strokes reach the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:28

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