Proverbs 6:23

For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life:

Bible (Bishops')

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

22That shall leade thee when thou goest, preserue thee when thou art asleepe, and when thou awakest talke with thee.

24That they may kepe thee from the euyll woman, and from the flattering tongue of the straunge woman.

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:4He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue.

Proverbs 5:12Alas, why hated I nurture? why did my heart dispise correction?

Proverbs 15:31The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.

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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