Proverbs 20:27

Bible in Basic English 1965

The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

Job 32:8

But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

Proverbs 20:30

By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.

Romans 2:15

Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;

1 Corinthians 2:11

For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.