27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
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For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
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. …
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. …
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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. Conscience, that noble faculty, is God’s depu…
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