Proverbs 20:27
The Lord's light shines on the conscience, revealing our deepest thoughts.
Free Bible Version
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 separates out the wicked by winnowing and punishes them by threshing.
28Trustworthy love and faithfulness keep a king safe; trustworthy love supports his rule.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7The Lord God shaped the man Adam from the dust of the ground. He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and Adam became a living being.
Proverbs 20:30Wounds and blows clean away what's evil; beatings clean what's deep down inside.
1 Corinthians 2:11Who knows anyone's thoughts except the actual person? In the same way no one knows God's thoughts except the Spirit of God.
Hebrews 4:12For God's word is alive and effective, sharper than any twin-edged sword, so penetrating it separates life and breath, bone joints and their marrow, judging the thoughts and intentions of the mind.
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 →