Proverbs 20:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Our inner thoughts are a lamp from the LORD, and they search our hearts.

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The LORD God took a handful of soil and made a man. God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.

now I truly realize wisdom comes from God.

Rulers are protected by God's mercy and loyalty, but they must be merciful for their kingdoms to last.

A severe beating can knock all of the evil out of you!

This proves that the conscience is like a law written in the human heart. And it will show whether we are forgiven or condemned,

You are the only one who knows what is in your own mind, and God's Spirit is the only one who knows what is in God's mind.