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Proverbs 20:27

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 20:27

Theological / Devotional

The candle of the Lord. The Spirit of God speaking within a man searches the whole man, his mind, his heart, his soul reveals to him his condition and commends or else reproves as need may arise. The wisest animal can work only from memory, expediency, and instinct. Man can sit in judgment upon himself and assess his own acts according to a standard outside himself (Matt. 6:22, 23).

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