Proverbs 20:27
The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man, searching all the inwarde partes of the body.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
In Context
26A wyse kyng disperseth the vngodly, and bringeth the wheele ouer them.
28Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7The Lorde God also dyd shape man, [euen] dust fro of the grounde, & breathed into his nosethrylles the breath of lyfe, and man was a lyuyng soule.
Proverbs 20:30Blewe woundes driue away euyll, and stripes in the inwarde partes of the body.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:27
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. See here, 1. What is the business of magistrates. They are to be a terror to evil-doers. They must scatter the wicked, who are linked in confederacies to assist and embolden one another in doing mischief; and there is no doing this but by bringing the wheel over them, that is, putting the laws in execution against them, crushing their power and quashing their projects. Severity must sometimes be used to rid the country of those that are openly… Read the whole commentary →