American Standard Version
Proverbs 6:23
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 6:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- New International Version (NIV)For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Context of Proverbs 6:23
21Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck. 22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue. 25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:23 word by word
כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:23
- Psalms 19:8The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalms 119:98Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.
- Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
- 2 Peter 1:19And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:
- Revelation 2:5Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.
- 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.
- Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
- Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
- Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me, it shall bea kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be asoil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.
- Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
- Proverbs 15:24To the wise the way of lifegoethupward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
- Jeremiah 21:8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23For the commandment is a lamp - It illuminates our path. It shows us how we should walk and praise God. And the law is light - A general light, showing the nature and will of God, and the interest and duty of Man. And reproofs of instruction - Or, that instruction which reproves us for our sins and errors leads us into the way of life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Compare Psalm 119:105.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-35This passage highlights the serious danger of having a relationship with another man's wife (see also Proverbs 1:8, 23; 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 7:1–27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2320-23. (Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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