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.
Proverbs 20:27 - New Revised Standard Version The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord, searching every inmost part. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, Searching all the inward parts of the belly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The spirit of man [that factor in human personality which proceeds immediately from God] is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. [I Cor. 2:11.] American Standard Version (1901) The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. Common English Bible The breath of a person is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inmost parts. Catholic Public Domain Version The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels. |
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.
But truly it is the spirit in a mortal, the breath of the Almighty, that makes for understanding.
Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.
Blows that wound cleanse away evil; beatings make clean the innermost parts.
They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, to which their own conscience also bears witness; and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them
For what human being 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.