Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because 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 in kindness, and correct me; oil so choice let not my head refuse; for still is my prayer because of their wickedness.

Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said unto me: 'Let thy heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments, and live;

Proverbs 5:12And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

Proverbs 15:31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life abideth 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 →

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