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Proverbs 20:26-27
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26 A (A)wise king scatters the wicked,
And [a]drives a (B)threshing wheel over them.
27 The [b](C)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [c]innermost parts of his being.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:26 Lit turns
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  3. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body
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Proverbs 20:26-27
New Living Translation

26 A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat,
    then runs his threshing wheel over them.

27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
    exposing every hidden motive.

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  1. 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.
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