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Search results for query: "Proverbs 20:27"

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  1. dybmh

    What does it mean to be a 'Jew'?

    Your very welcome. Did you notice the word 'nothingness' as one of the translations. From a spiritual perspective, one could argue, the mundane is nothing compared to the holy. The context is Mt. Sinai, God is revealing itself to the entire nation and the mixed multitude simultaneously...
  2. Ebionite

    What does it mean to be a 'Jew'?

    Thanks for that. It's reasonable to think of things that are false as being worthless. Yes, it's appropriate to consider the intent. To determine the intent one has to first identify the context. Context: Jerusalem, candle, settled, inaction. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and...
  3. Kenny

    For the dismally ignorant

    I think Quakers are amazing people (I have an extended family relationship from my son's wife that is a Quaker). I would hold to this position: Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. The word "spirit" is not the same word as...
  4. dybmh

    A question for everyone.

    OK. That makes sense. :thumbsup: Thanks for answering the question. Very informative. Thank you. OK :) OK. 'Person' in verse 20 and 'life' is verse 27 is consistent. Change my trust? Probably not. Not because of a topic like this. But, I think it's important to know precisely what's...
  5. nPeace

    A question for everyone.

    I agree, it's not one meaning exclusively. Hence we consider the context. So, it may be best to see if we are understanding the word in the right way, so that the context helps us get the correct understanding of the text. Here, you can see, a number of different translations. Isaiah 57:16 New...
  6. dybmh

    A question for everyone.

    As you said, the same word can have two or more meanings. I'm saying yes, it appears to mean breath in many places. But it can't be exclusively breath, Proverbs 20:27, and animals can breath without it. That's it, 2 reasons. If I look it up, the word is listed as spirit or soul, not as the...
  7. nPeace

    A question for everyone.

    So you aren't considering the meaning of the word? You are saying it does not mean breath? Which verse is that... Proverbs 13:9? So writers do not make application to various things, in their book? That's consistent. Why do you say it's not? Are you saying these words cannot be used...
  8. dybmh

    A question for everyone.

    Sure it's at the bottom on the page you linked to. They're referencing the Brown-Driver-Briggs. Strong's says Proverbs 20:27 is "spirit of man" not "breath of man" Here's the JW translation: I still don't get how breath is a lamp, nor how breath searches. It just doesn't fit. Actually...
  9. nPeace

    A question for everyone.

    I'm not seeing that. Can you point out where JWs translation disagrees with Strong's? For sure. As Hebrew words have more than one meaning. Can you provide at least three of those verses? You mean Proverbs 13:9. Proverbs 13:7 does not mention light, or lamp. Have you given consideration to the...
  10. dybmh

    A question for everyone.

    A perfectly fair question. Not really, but then per JW translation, Strong's is wrong too. So we've both brought sources which aren't super reputable on this one. I'm not sure. That's what I'm trying to figure out. Agreed. This is all about ruach. We're talking about neshama. Yes. As I'm...
  11. nPeace

    A question for everyone.

    The KJV is like that. Inconsistent. The candle goes out, right? ;)
  12. dybmh

    A question for everyone.

    Proverbs 20:27 uses the same word as Genesis 2:7. Gen 2:7 זוַיִּ֩יצֶר֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה KJV: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his...
  13. Brian2

    Scriptural Wisdom

    The life force is our spirit. The idea that we have a spirit is shown in scripture after scriptures, especially in the New Testament. The spirit did not go out, like a candle, it goes back to God to care of until the resurrection. The spirit is more than a life force and this is also shown in...
  14. Brian2

    Do you think this points to the body having a spirit that goes beyond death?

    At the death of the body the bodily life goes but the spirit part, the soul is not killed then. What is the soul in Matt 10:28? You are right when you say that they don't know what is happening on earth, but that does not mean that they do not have torment in their soul from what they did in...
  15. Brickjectivity

    Original Sin

    In modern Christian preaching that is the narrow idea of original sin that is put forward, but I think the doctrine is not stuck there. We aren't stuck with whatever the partially trained monkeys say. Their parroted words about original sin could use some better grounding, some polish and...
  16. Fool

    Interesting correlation between God and light in major world religions...

    compassion seems to come from many seemingly different things but it still has only one result. it lifts the suffering up, like nehushtan in the desert. it lifts the human spirit. Proverbs 20:27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s inmost being. in revelation it...
  17. Brickjectivity

    Interfaith Thoughts Requested

    There are points in my life where I have looked at myself and realized that I have been completely wrong, despite my efforts to be right. My efforts are not enough, and my eyes are not enough. This author of 1 Corinthians is drawing upon much older lessons about the inner being probably drawn...
  18. syo

    satan a god?

    please, can you tell me the role of satan?
  19. Brickjectivity

    satan a god?

    I'm going to do the opposite of what I normally would do. I'm going to start in the front of the Bible and go backward to show that the new reasoning is now new but actually old and comes from the Jewish scriptures, mostly if not in its entirety. First look at James, which is very short and...
  20. MJFlores

    If Jesus was God, explain this verse...

    Let us expand the verse from 1 to 3 1 John 4:1-3 New International Version (NIV) Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every...
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