Proverbs 20:27

Wine Is a Mocker

26A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them. 27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.

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Berean Standard Bible
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
American Standard Version (1901)
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.
Free Bible Version
The Lord's light shines on the conscience, revealing our deepest thoughts.
Geneva Bible 1599
The light of the Lord is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
King James (Authorized) Version
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
One Unity Resource Bible
The spirit of man is Adonai ’s lamp candle, searching all his innermost parts.
Translation for Translators
Our consciences are like lamps that Yahweh has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our ◄minds/inner beings►.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The spirit of a person is the lamp of Yahweh, searching all his inmost parts.
Noah Webster Bible
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
World English Bible
The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
Young's Literal Translation
The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.