Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:

Brenton Septuagint

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

22Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; and when thou sleepest let it keep thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.

24to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, so thou shalt not bear sin on his account.

Psalms 141:5I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.

Proverbs 4:4who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:

Proverbs 5:12and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!

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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