Proverbs 20:27

Proverbs 20:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
• New International Version (NIV)The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s inmost being.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

Context of Proverbs 20:27

25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry. 26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly. 28Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy. 29The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

Proverbs 20:27 word by word

נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃Read the interlinear

• lampנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• searchingחָפַשׂchâphaώ · to searchH2664
• innerחֶ֫דֶרcheder · chamberH2315
• bellyבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: abdomenH990

Cross-references for Proverbs 20:27

• Genesis 2:7And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.
• Job 32:8But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
• Romans 2:15who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;)
• 1 Corinthians 2:11For who of men hath known the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? thus also the things of God knows no one except the Spirit of God.
• 2 Corinthians 4:2But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.
• 1 John 3:19And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him —
• Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
• Proverbs 20:30Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God [is] living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to [the] division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of [the] heart.

Commentaries on Proverbs 20:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord - God has given to every man a mind, which he so enlightens by his own Spirit, that the man knows how to distinguish good from evil; and conscience, which springs from this, searches the inmost recesses of the soul.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27The spirit of man - The “breath” of Genesis 2:7, the higher life, above that which he has in common with lower animals, coming to him direct from God. Such a life, with all its powers of insight, consciousness, reflection, is as a lamp which God has lighted, throwing its rays into the darkest recesses of the heart. A still higher truth is proclaimed in the Prologue of John‘s Gospel. The candle, or lamp of Yahweh, derives its light from “the Light that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The Lord's light reaches the human spirit, and God sees deep into people's hearts (see Proverbs 16:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. The spirit ... Lord--Men's minds are God's gifts, and thus able to search one another (compare Pr 20:5; Pr 18:8, 17; 1Co 2:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 20:27

• Belly
• Man

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• Belly
• Candle
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Commentaries on Proverbs 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings