Proverbs 20:27

New International Reader's Version

The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord. It lights up what is deep down inside them.

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed a man. He made him out of the dust of the ground. God breathed the breath of life into him. And the man became a living person.

Job 32:8

But the spirit in people gives them understanding. The breath of the Mighty One gives them wisdom.

Proverbs 20:28

Love and truth keep a king safe. Faithful love makes his throne secure.

Proverbs 20:30

Blows and wounds scrub evil away. And beatings make you pure deep down inside.

Romans 2:15

They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts. The way their minds judge them proves this fact. Sometimes their thoughts find them guilty. At other times their thoughts find them not guilty.

1 Corinthians 2:11

Who can know the thoughts of another person? Only a person’s own spirit can know them. In the same way, only the Spirit of God knows God’s thoughts.