Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of a person is the lamp of Yahweh, 1 searching all his inmost parts. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 winnows the wicked 1 and he turns a threshing wheel over them. 1
28Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness preserve the king; 1 his throne is made secure by love. 1
Cross References
Genesis 2:7Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.
Proverbs 20:30Blows that make a wound cleanse away evil 1 and beatings make the innermost parts clean.
1 Corinthians 2:11For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of the person in him? So also, no one knows the deep things of God except the Spirit of God.
Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword. It pierces even to the division of soul from spirit, and joints from marrow. It is able to know the heart's thoughts and intentions.
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 →