Proverbs 6:23

In 11 translations

BSB

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

KJV

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:lamp: or, candle

WEB

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

ASV

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

LSV

For the command [is] a lamp, || And the Law a light, || And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,

YLT

For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,

DBY

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

DRC

Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

GNV

For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,

JPS

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;

LXXE

For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר׃

LXX-Br

Ὅτι λύχνος ἐντολὴ νόμου καὶ φῶς, ὁδὸς ζωῆς, καὶ ἔλεγχος καὶ παιδεία,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
• 2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• Psalms 19:8The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
• Proverbs 15:31He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
• Proverbs 4:13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
• Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
• Jeremiah 21:8Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
• Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
• Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
• Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
• Psalms 119:98–100Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
• Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• Revelation 2:5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
• Leviticus 19:17You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
• Proverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!

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