Proverbs 20:27
The + 20:27 Comp. chap 11. 13.spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
Brenton Septuagint
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 wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
28Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, + 2:7 1 Cor. 15. 45. and the man became a living soul.
Proverbs 20:30Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues shall come into the inward parts of their belly.
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 →