Proverbs 20:27

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

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

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

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; strokes make clean the innermost parts.

Romans 2:15

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

1 Corinthians 2:11

For what person knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the man which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.