2 For He saith in a certain place, The Spirit of the Lord is a lamp searching the closets of the belly . (1CL)
1 Clement 21:2
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Proverbs 20:26–28
26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them. 27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being. 28 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Odes of Solomon 16:7–9
7 The multitude of His mercies and the strength of His word. (ODE) 8 For the word of the Lord searches out all things, both the invisible and that which reveals His thought; (ODE) 9 For the eye sees His works, and the ear hears His thought; (ODE)
1 Clement 21:8–9
8 let them learn how lowliness of mind prevaileth with God, what power chaste love hath with God, how the fear of Him is good and great and saveth all them that walk therein in a pure mind with holiness. (1CL) 9 For He is the searcher out of the intents and desires; who… (1CL)
Wisdom of Solomon 1:6–8
6 For wisdom is a spirit who loves man, and she will not hold a blasphemer guiltless for his lips, because God is witness of his inmost self, and is a true overseer of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue. (WEB) 7 Because the spirit of the Lord has filled the world, an… (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:61–63
61 He formed man, and put a heart in the midst of the body, and gave him breath, life, and understanding, (WEB) 62 yes, the spirit of God Almighty. He who made all things and searches out hidden things in hidden places, (WEB) 63 surely he knows your imagination, and what you think… (WEB)
Ephesians 5:12–14
12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself. 14 So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shin…
Luke 11:35–37
35 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.” 37 As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so H…
Odes of Solomon 25:6–8
6 And strength was mine from thyself and help. (ODE) 7 Thou didst set me a lamp at my right hand and at my left: and in me there shall be nothing that is not bright: (ODE) 8 And I was clothed with the covering of thy Spirit, and thou didst remove from me my raiment of skin; (ODE)
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