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27 The lamp of Yahweh is the spirit[a] of humankind,
    he who searches every innermost part.[b]
28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king,
    and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,[c]
    but the beauty of the aged is gray hair.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or “soul”
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Literally “parts of the inmost”
  3. Proverbs 20:29 Or “strengthens them”