KJV King James Version
For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
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Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
WEB World English Bible
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
ASV American Standard Version
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,
Surrounding context — Proverbs 6
20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
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Psalm 119:105NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.2 Peter 1:19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:Psalm 19:8The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes.Proverbs 15:31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.Proverbs 4:13Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.Proverbs 4:4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.Jeremiah 21:8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.Psalm 119:98-100Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they [are] ever with me.Proverbs 15:24The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.Psalm 141:5Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.Proverbs 3:18She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.Revelation 2:5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.Proverbs 5:12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
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