Proverbs 20:27

God's Word

A person’s soul is the Lord’s lamp. It searches his entire innermost being.

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the earth  and blew the breath of life into his nostrils. The man became a living being.

Job 32:8

However, there is in humans a Spirit, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth protect a king, and with mercy he maintains his throne.

Proverbs 20:30

Brutal beatings cleanse away wickedness. Such beatings cleanse the innermost being.

Romans 2:15

They show that some requirements found in Moses’ Teachings are written in their hearts. Their consciences speak to them. Their thoughts accuse them on one occasion and defend them on another.

1 Corinthians 2:11

After all, who knows everything about a person except that person’s own spirit? In the same way, no one has known everything about God except God’s Spirit.