Proverbs 20
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Proverbs 20:27-30

27The spiritH5397 of manH120 is the candleH5216 of YhwhH3068, searchingH2664 all the inward partsH2315 of the bellyH990.1

28MercyH2617 and truthH571 preserveH5341 the kingH4428: and his throneH3678 is upholdenH5582 by mercyH2617.

29The gloryH8597 of young menH970 is their strengthH3581: and the beautyH1926 of old menH2205 is the gray headH7872.

30The bluenessH2250 of a woundH6482 cleansethH8562 away evilH7451: so do stripesH4347 the inward partsH2315 of the bellyH990.2

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 20:27 candle: or, lamp. ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 20:30 cleanseth…: Heb. is a purging medicine against. ↩

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