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Proverbs 6:23
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For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,and corrective discipline is the way to life.
For the mitzvah is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
These commands are like a lamp; this teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them will help you have life.
For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light, And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
For the commandment is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp and the law is light;And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is a light, and the reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light, and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; and reproofs of instruction are a way of life,
(For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yee chastenynge & nurtoure is ye waye of life)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
For the Commandement is a lampe, and the Lawe is light: and reproofes of instruction are the way of life:
For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life:
For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the comaundement of God is a lanterne, and the lawe is liyt, and the blamyng of techyng is the weie of lijf;
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is a light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
For the word is a lamp. The teaching is a light, and strong words that punish are the way of life.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For, a lamp, is the commandment, and, the instruction, a light, and, the way of life, are the reproofs of correction:
Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the commandment: Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:98-100, Psalms 119:105, Isaiah 8:20, 2 Peter 1:19
lamp: or, candle, Revelation 2:5
and reproofs: Proverbs 5:12, Proverbs 15:31, Proverbs 29:15, Leviticus 19:17, Psalms 141:5
the way: Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 4:4, Proverbs 4:13, Proverbs 15:24, Jeremiah 21:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:37 - give Leviticus 24:2 - the lamps Ezra 7:25 - the wisdom Nehemiah 13:3 - when they Psalms 19:11 - Moreover Psalms 119:92 - I should Psalms 119:130 - entrance Proverbs 1:23 - my reproof Proverbs 1:29 - that Proverbs 2:6 - out Proverbs 11:9 - through Proverbs 15:5 - but Isaiah 51:4 - I will make Luke 11:36 - the whole John 5:39 - Search Romans 2:18 - being instructed Romans 7:1 - them that 2 Timothy 3:16 - for reproof
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the commandment [is] a lamp,.... The law of God is a lamp or candle to see to work by and to walk by; it enlightens the eyes and directs the feet, and makes working more pleasant, and walking more comfortable; and indeed wit, bout it a man knows not rightly what to do or where he should walk, or where he is walking; see Psalms 119:105;
and the law [is] light; it makes things clear and manifest, what is right and what is wrong; it enlightens the eyes of the understanding, whereby persons come to see both their sin and their duty; and it directs them to avoid the one and do the other; see Psalms 19:8;
and reproofs of instruction [are] the way life; kind reproofs given by parents agreeable to the word of God, which instruct what should be shunned and what should be performed, when attended to, put men in the way of an honourable and useful life; and are the means of preserving them from a scandalous and useless one.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare Psalms 119:105.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 6:23. For the commandment is a lamp — It illuminates our path. It shows us how we should walk and praise God.
And the law is light — A general light, showing the nature and will of GOD, and the interest and duty of MAN.
And reproofs of instruction — Or, that instruction which reproves us for our sins and errors leads us into the way of life.
