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Proverbs 20:27 · KJV

The spirit of man {is} the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. {candle: or, lamp}

Proverbs 20:27

Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:11

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

Hebrews 4:12-13

For the word of God {is} quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and {is} a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Job 32:8

But {there is} a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

1 John 3:19-21

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. {assure: Gr. persuade}

Genesis 2:7

And 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. {of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}

Romans 2:15

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and {their} thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) {their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them} {the mean...: or, between themselves}

2 Corinthians 4:2-6

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. {dishonesty: Gr. shame}

Proverbs 20:30

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so {do} stripes the inward parts of the belly. {cleanseth...: Heb. is a purging medicine against}