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Proverbs 20

Prov. 20:27 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The spirit
nshamah (Hebrew #5397)
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
KJV usage: blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
Pronounce: nesh-aw-maw'
Origin: from 5395
of man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
is the μcandle
niyr (Hebrew #5216)
also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see 5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: candle, lamp, light.
Pronounce: neer
Origin: or nir {neer}
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, searching
chaphas (Hebrew #2664)
to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
KJV usage: change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
Pronounce: khaw-fas'
Origin: a primitive root
all the inward parts
cheder (Hebrew #2315)
an apartment (usually literal)
KJV usage: ((bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, X within.
Pronounce: kheh'-der
Origin: from 2314
of the belly
beten (Hebrew #990)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
KJV usage: belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
Pronounce: beh'-ten
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow
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or, lamp.

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Ministry on This Verse

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spirit.
Gen. 2:7• 7And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul. (Gen. 2:7)
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Job 32:8• 8But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding. (Job 32:8)
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Rom. 2:15• 15who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;) (Rom. 2:15)
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1 Cor. 2:11• 11For who of men hath known the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? thus also the things of God knows no one except the Spirit of God. (1 Cor. 2:11)
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2 Cor. 4:2‑6• 2But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.
 3But if also our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in those that are lost;
 4in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them.
 5For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus Lord, and ourselves your bondmen for Jesus' sake.
 6Because it is the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Cor. 4:2‑6)
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1 John 3:19‑21• 19And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him--
 20that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
 21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God, (1 John 3:19‑21)
candle.
or, lamp.
Prov. 20:20• 20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness. (Prov. 20:20)
searching.
Prov. 20:30• 30Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes purge the inner parts of the belly. (Prov. 20:30)
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Heb. 4:12‑13• 12For the word of God is living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to the division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
 13And there is not a creature unapparent before him; but all things are naked and laid bare to his eyes, with whom we have to do. (Heb. 4:12‑13)
• Spite of all that casuists and sophists may allege to the contrary, the Bible clearly teaches the true individuality of the spirit. It is here called the lamp of Jehovah. Notice, it is not the light of Jehovah. The lamp is the vessel that holds the light, which itself is divine, proceeding from God. But man’s spirit can be a light-receiver and light-retainer, illuminating every part of his moral being. (“Proverbs Twenty” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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As ch. 18.8.