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Proverbs 20:27

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

KJV

Lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis, quæ investigat omnia secreta ventris.

Vulgate

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

ASV

נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל חַדְרֵי בָֽטֶן

Hebrew

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙
htchpsh
verb · 23×
הָ
h
noun · 48×
חַדְרֵי
chdry
noun · 37×
י
y
noun · 72×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
נְשָׁמָֽה
nshmh
noun · 24×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 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.
  • 1Cor 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.
  • 1John 3:19 — And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
  • 2Cor 4:2 — 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 conscienc
  • Gen 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.
  • Gen 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.
  • Heb 4:12 — 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 thoug
  • Job 32:8 — But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
  • Luke 11:36 — If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
  • Prov 20:30 — The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
  • Ps 18:28 — For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
  • Rom 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;)