Proverbs 6:23
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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:
- 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:
- DARBY
- For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- BLB
- For the command [is] a lamp, and the instruction a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
- ÅB
- For budet er en lykte og læren et lys, og tilrettevisninger til tukt er en vei til livet,
- OTB
- For budet er en lampe, læren er et lys, og rettelser for disiplin er veien til livet,
- B1930
- For budet er en lykte og læren et lys, og tilrettevisninger til tukt er en vei til livet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Read in context2 Peter 1:19
We 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:
Read in contextPsalms 19:8
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Read in contextProverbs 15:31
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Read in contextProverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Read in contextProverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Read in contextJeremiah 21:8
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
Read in contextPsalms 141:5
Let 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.
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