Proverbs 20:27

New King James Version

The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

Proverbs 20:30

Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.

Romans 2:15

who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them)

1 Corinthians 2:11

For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.