Proverbs 20:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.
  • 2 Cor 4:2-6 : 2 And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong. 3 But if our good news is veiled, it is veiled from those who are on the way to destruction: 4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them. 5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus. 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts 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 full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart. 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Prov 20:30 : 30 By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.
  • Rom 2:15 : 15 Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;
  • Gen 2:7 : 7 And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.
  • Job 32:8 : 8 But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.
  • 1 John 3:19-21 : 19 In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him, 20 When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things. 21 My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

Similar Verses (AI)

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    8 But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

    2 All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

  • Prov 20:5
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    5 The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

  • Prov 18:14
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    14 The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

    2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Jer 17:10
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    10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

  • Eccl 3:21
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    21 Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

  • 1 Cor 2:10-11
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    10 But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.

    11 For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

  • Prov 20:28
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    28 Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11 The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

  • Ps 18:28
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    28 You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20 For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

  • Luke 11:36
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    36 If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • Job 34:21
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    21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

  • Job 38:36
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    36 Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

  • Job 18:6
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    6 The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.

  • Prov 20:26
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    26 A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

  • Ps 139:23
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    23 O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:

  • Zech 12:1
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    1 The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

  • Prov 17:3
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    3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Job 29:3
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    3 When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.

  • Ps 51:6
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    6 Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

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    10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all flesh of man.

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    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • 2 Sam 22:29
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    29 For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

  • Prov 25:3
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    3 The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.

  • Dan 2:22
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    22 He is the unveiler of deep and secret things: he has knowledge of what is in the dark, and the light has its living-place with him.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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    14 If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

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    16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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    19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

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    7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

  • Ps 44:21
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    21 Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.

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    2 Put me in the scales, O Lord, so that I may be tested; let the fire make clean my thoughts and my heart.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

  • Exod 35:31
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    31 And he has made him full of the spirit of God, in all wisdom and knowledge and art of every sort;

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    11 Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!

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    21 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.

  • Mark 7:20
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    20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

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    27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

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    26 All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.