Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him.
Psalms 119:98Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities.
Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.
Proverbs 5:12and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
Proverbs 15:31The ear that heareth 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 →