Proverbs 20:27 (BSB)

The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.

From Proverbs 20. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 20:27

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 20:27: We have here the dignity of the soul, the great soul of man, that light which lighteth every man. 1. It is a divine light; it is the candle of the Lord, a candle of his lighting, for it is the inspiration of the Almighty that gives us understanding. He forms the spirit of man within him. It is after the image of God that man is created in knowledge.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 20:27: The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord,.... The rational soul of man is a light set up in him; this is what is commonly called the light of nature; it was a bright and burning light at first, but through sin is become a very feeble one; by which men have only a glimmering view of divine things, of God and his...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 20:27: The spirit . . . Lord--Men's minds are God's gifts, and thus able to search one another (compare Pro 20:5; Pro 18:8, Pro 18:17; Co1 2:11).
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 20:27: The spirit of man [is] the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. (i) The word of God gives life to man and causes us to see and try the secret of our dark hearts, .