Proverbs 6:23

For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

22When you walk, let them keep step with you. When you sleep, let them guard you. And when you keep watch, speak with them.

24So may they guard you from an evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the outsider.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:17You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but reprove him openly, lest you have sin over him.

Psalms 141:5I considered toward the right, and I looked, but there was no one who would know me. Flight has perished before me, and there is no one who has concern for my soul.

Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and he also said: “Let your heart accept my words. Keep my precepts, and you shall live.

Proverbs 5:12“Why have I detested discipline, and why has my heart not been quieted by correction?

Proverbs 15:31The ear that listens to the reproofs of life shall abide in the midst of 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 →

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