Proverbs 20:27

New English Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Job 32:8

But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

Proverbs 20:28

Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.

Proverbs 20:30

Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.

Romans 2:15

They show that the work of the law is written in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend them,

1 Corinthians 2:11

For who among men knows the things of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So too, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.