Proverbs 6:23
For, a lamp, is the commandment, and, the instruction, a light, and, the way of life, are the reproofs of correction:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
24To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart,—Thou shalt, faithfully reprove, thy neighbour, and not countenance him in sin:
Psalms 119:98Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
Psalms 141:5Let a righteous man smite me—a lovingkindness, that he should correct me, an oil for the head [which] let not my head refuse! For, yet, even my prayer, shall be in their calamities.
Proverbs 4:4So he taught me, and said to me—Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
Proverbs 5:12And thou shalt say—How I hated correction! and, reproof, my heart disdained;
Proverbs 15:31The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.
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 →