27The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.


In Context

24 A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

28 Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

29 The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Proverbs 20:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:27The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:27The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of a man ; it searches out his inmost being.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:27Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:27The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:27The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:27The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.