Matthew Henry · Verse 27
The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God.
Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
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WEBBE
The spirit of man is the LORD’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
BSB
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
KJV
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
ASV
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
BBE
The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
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