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
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Proverbs 20 — Context
{It is} a snare to the man {who} devoureth {that which is} holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27The spirit of man {is} the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. {candle: or, lamp}
28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29The glory of young men {is} their strength: and the beauty of old men {is} the gray head.
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}