Proverbs 20:27

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.
  • 2 Cor 4:2-6 : 2 but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: 4 in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn [upon them] . 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Prov 20:30 : 30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts.
  • Rom 2:15 : 15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing [them] );
  • Gen 2:7 : 7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
  • Job 32:8 : 8 But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
  • 1 John 3:19-21 : 19 Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him: 20 because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 32:8
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    8But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    73%

    1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

    2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

  • Prov 20:5
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    5Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

  • Prov 18:14
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    14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    70%

    1The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

  • Jer 17:10
    70%

    10I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

  • Eccl 3:21
    69%

    21Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

  • 1 Cor 2:10-11
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    69%

    10But unto us God revealed [them] through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

    11For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

  • Prov 5:21
    68%

    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

  • Prov 19:21
    68%

    21There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

  • Ps 18:28
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    28For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Luke 11:36
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    36If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

  • Job 38:36
    67%

    36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

  • Job 18:6
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    6The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.

  • Prov 20:26
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    26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

  • Ps 139:23
    67%

    23Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;

  • Zech 12:1
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    1The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:

  • Prov 17:3
    67%

    3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

  • Job 29:3
    66%

    3When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

  • Ps 51:6
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    6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

  • Job 12:10
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    10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • 2 Sam 22:29
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    29For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  • Prov 25:3
    66%

    3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

  • Dan 2:22
    66%

    22he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

  • Prov 13:9
    66%

    9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Luke 11:33
    66%

    33No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

  • Job 34:14
    66%

    14If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

  • Luke 8:16
    66%

    16And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.

  • Prov 27:19
    66%

    19As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.

  • Prov 23:7
    66%

    7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

  • Ps 44:21
    66%

    21Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

  • Ps 26:2
    66%

    2Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.

  • Prov 15:3
    65%

    3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

  • Exod 35:31
    65%

    31and he hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

  • Prov 15:11
    65%

    11Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

  • Prov 27:21
    65%

    21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.

  • Mark 7:20
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    20And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.

  • Prov 17:27
    65%

    27He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

  • Job 20:26
    65%

    26All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown [by man] shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.