Proverbs 20:27

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord, searching every inmost part.

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

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

Job 32:8

But truly it is the spirit in a mortal, the breath of the Almighty that makes for understanding.

Proverbs 20:28

Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.

Proverbs 20:30

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

Romans 2:15

They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, as their own conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them

1 Corinthians 2:11

For what human knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit of God.