Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger’s tongue.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine 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, it shall be a kindness; and let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; let not my head refuse it: for even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain 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 shall abide 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 →