The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 2:11For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
Proverbs 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Treasury of Scripture
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
spirit
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Job 32:8
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Romans 2:15
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
candle or lamp
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
searching
Proverbs 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Hebrews 4:12,13
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart…
