Proverbs 20:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The human spirit is like the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For who among men knows the things of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So too, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
  • 2 Cor 4:2-6 : 2 But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God. 3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing, 4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.
  • Prov 20:30 : 30 Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.
  • Rom 2:15 : 15 They show that the work of the law is written in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend them,
  • Gen 2:7 : 7 The LORD God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
  • Job 32:8 : 8 But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.
  • 1 John 3:19-21 : 19 And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence, 20 that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things. 21 Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,

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  • Job 32:8
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    8But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.

    2All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

  • Prov 20:5
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    5Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

  • Prov 18:14
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    14A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness– but who can bear a crushed spirit?

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

  • Jer 17:10
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    10I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

  • Eccl 3:21
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    21Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?

  • 1 Cor 2:10-11
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    10God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

    11For who among men knows the things of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So too, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

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    28Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

  • Ps 18:28
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    28Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

  • Luke 11:36
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    36If then your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”

  • Job 34:21
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    21For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.

  • Job 38:36
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    36Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

  • Job 18:6
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    6The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.

  • Prov 20:26
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    26A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

  • Ps 139:23
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    23Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

  • Zech 12:1
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    1The Repentance of Judah This is an oracle, the LORD’s message concerning Israel: The LORD– he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person– says,

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    3The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

  • Job 29:3
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    3when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;

  • Ps 51:6
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    6Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.

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    10in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 22:29
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    29Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

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    3As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

  • Dan 2:22
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    22he reveals deep and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness, and light resides with him.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33Internal Light“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

  • Job 34:14
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    14If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,

  • Luke 8:16
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    16Showing the Light“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.

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    19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.

  • Prov 23:7
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    7for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

  • Ps 44:21
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    21would not God discover it, for he knows one’s thoughts?

  • Ps 26:2
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    2Examine me, O LORD, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

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    3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

  • Exod 35:31
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    31He has filled him with the Spirit of God– with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work,

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    11Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Prov 27:21
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    21As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person must put his praise to the test.

  • Mark 7:20
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    20He said,“What comes out of a person defiles him.

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    27The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

  • Job 20:26
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    26Total darkness waits to receive his treasures; a fire which has not been kindled will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.