Proverbs 6:23

For the mitzvah ·instruction· is a lamp candle, 2 and the Torah ·Teaching· is light. 2 Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, 1

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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, it will lead you. 2 When you sleep, it will watch over you. 2 When you awake, it will talk with you. 1

24to keep you from the immoral woman, 2 from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:17+ 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.393): T. Not to hate your brother in your heart / R. Not to hate fellow Jews “‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. + 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.394): T. You are to rebuke and reprove your neighbor and thereby not bear a sin because of him / R. To rebuke and reprove a sinner + 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.395): T. This command is not found in the straightforward text, it is implied by not incurring guilt of sin due to hatred or grudge against your neighbor / R. Not to shame or embarrass any person of Israel You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear crime deserving peanlty, sin ·missing the goal· because of him.

Psalms 119:98מ ( Mei'oy’vay, Than my enemies) I am wiser than my enemies, 2 for your mitzvot ·instructions· are always with me. 1

Psalms 141:5Let the upright strike me, it is kindness; 2 let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; 2 don’t let my head refuse it; 2 Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds. 1

Proverbs 4:4He taught me, and said to me: 2 “Let your heart retain my words. 2 Keep my mitzvot ·instructions·, and live. 1

Proverbs 5:12and say, “How I have hated instruction, 2 and my heart despised reproof; 1

Proverbs 15:31The ear that sh'ma ·hears obeys· reproof lives, 2 and will be at home among the wise. 1

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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