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Proverbs 20:27-30

Listen to Proverbs 20:27-30
27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being.
28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.
30 Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.

Cross References 7

  • 1. S Psalms 119:105
  • 2. S Proverbs 16:2
  • 3. Psalms 40:11
  • 4. S Proverbs 16:12; Isaiah 16:5; Proverbs 29:14
  • 5. Proverbs 16:31
  • 6. S Psalms 51:2; Proverbs 22:15
  • 7. Isaiah 1:5

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Or "A person’s words are"
Scripture quoted by permission.Ā  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSIONĀ®.Ā  NIVĀ®.Ā  Copyright Ā© 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.Ā  All rights reserved worldwide.

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