Proverbs 20:27

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

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

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Clarke's Proverbs 20:27 Bible Commentary

The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord - God has given to every man a mind, which he so enlightens by his own Spirit, that the man knows how to distinguish good from evil; and conscience, which springs from this, searches the inmost recesses of the soul.

Barnes's Proverbs 20:27 Bible Commentary

The spirit of man - The "breath" of Genesis 2:7, the higher life, above that which he has in common with lower animals, coming to him direct from God. Such a life, with all its powers of insight, consciousness, reflection, is as a lamp which God has lighted, throwing its rays into the darkest recesses of the heart. A still higher truth is proclaimed in the Prologue of John's Gospel. The candle, or lamp of Yahweh, derives its light from "the Light that lighteth every man," even the Eternal Word.

Wesley's Proverbs 20:27 Bible Commentary

20:27 The spirit - The reasonable soul. The candle - Is a clear and glorious light set up in man for his information and direction.Of the Lord - So called because it comes from God in a more immediate manner than the body, Ecclesiastes 12:7 , and because it is in God's stead, to observe and judge all our actions. Searching - Discerning not only his outward actions, which are visible to others, but his most inward thoughts and affections. The belly is here put for the heart, as it is frequently.

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