| Proverbs 20:27 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A person's soul is the LORD's lamp. It searches his entire innermost being.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. |
| ASV: | The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. |
| BBE: | The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body. |
| DBY: | Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly. |
| ERV: | The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly. |
| JPS: | The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts. |
| WBS: | The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. |
| WEB: | The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts. |
| YLT: | The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart. |
| Proverbs 20:27 Cross References |
| XREF: | 1 Corinthians 2:11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 20:27 The {i} spirit of man [is] the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
(i) The word of God gives life to man and causes us to see and try the secret of our dark hearts, He 4:12. |
| WES: | 20:27 The spirit - The reasonable soul. The candle - Is a clear and glorious light set up in man for his information and direction. Of the Lord - So called because it comes from God in a more immediate manner than the body, Eccles 12:7, and because it is in God's stead, to observe and judge all our actions. Searching - Discerning not only his outward actions, which are visible to others, but his most inward thoughts and affections. The belly is here put for the heart, as it is frequently. |
| MHC: | 20:23. A bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end. 24. How can we form plans, and conduct business, independently of the Lord? 25. The evasions men often use with their own consciences show how false and deceitful man is. 26. Justice should crush the wicked, and separate them from the virtuous. 27. The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God. 28. Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne. 29. Both young and old have their advantages; and let neither despise or envy the other. |
| CONC: | Belly Body Breath Candle Deepest Heart Inmost Inner Innermost Inward Keeps Lamp Man's Searches Searching Spirit Watch |
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