Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 sifteth the wicked, and turneth the wheel over them.
28Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Proverbs 20:30Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.
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 →