Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shall not hate thy brother in thy heart. Thou shall surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
Psalms 119:98Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
Psalms 141:5Let a righteous man smite me, [as] a kindness. And let him reprove me, [as] oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.
Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 5:12and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
Proverbs 15:31The ear that hearkens to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 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… Read the whole commentary →