Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Which searcheth all the inner chambers of his body.
Noyes Bible
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 scattereth the wicked like chaff, And bringeth over them the wheel.
28Mercy and truth preserve the king; Yea, his throne is upholden by mercy.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:30Wounding stripes are the remedy for a bad man; Yea, stripes which reach to the inner chambers of the body.
1 Corinthians 2:11For who among men knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of the man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no one but the Spirit of God.
Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, both the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart;
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 →