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Proverbs 20:27

27  rThe spirit6 of man is the lamp of the Lord,

ssearching all this innermost parts.

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Proverbs 20:27 — The New International Version (NIV)

27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord

that sheds light on one’s inmost being.

Proverbs 20:27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord,

Searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,

exposing every hidden motive.

Proverbs 20:27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,

Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

Proverbs 20:27 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 The Lord looks deep inside people

and searches through their thoughts.

Proverbs 20:27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah,

Searching all his innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 Man’s spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 A person’s soul is the Lord’s lamp. 

It searches his entire innermost being. 

Proverbs 20:27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 The Lord’s lamp sheds light on a person’s life,

searching the innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord,

searching every inmost part.

Proverbs 20:27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 The lamp of Yahweh is the spirit of humankind,

he who searches every innermost part.

Proverbs 20:27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 The lamp of the Lord searches a man’s heart.

It searches deep down inside him.

Proverbs 20:27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,

Searching all the innermost parts of his being.


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