Proverbs 20:27

English Standard Version 2016

The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:11

For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

Genesis 2:7

then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Romans 2:15

They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them

Proverbs 20:30

Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:28

Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.