Proverbs 6:23

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

21Always bind them to your heart; tie them around your neck. 22When you walk here and there, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you. For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life. 24They will protect you from an evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a wayward woman. 25Don’t lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyelashes.

Proverbs 6:23 word by word

כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• a lampנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• and the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• and reproofsתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• of instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:23

• Psalms 19:8The precepts of the Lord are right, making the heart glad; the command of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up.
• Psalms 119:98Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me.
• Isaiah 8:20Go to God’s instruction and testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.
• 2 Peter 1:19We also have the prophetic word strongly confirmed, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• Revelation 2:5Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
• Proverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and how my heart despised correction.
• Proverbs 15:31One who listens to life-giving rebukes will be at home among the wise.
• Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a youth left to himself is a disgrace to his mother.
• Leviticus 19:17“Do not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.
• Psalms 141:5Let the righteous one strike me — it is an act of faithful love; let him rebuke me — it is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. Even now my prayer is against the evil acts of the wicked.
• Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy.
• Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Your heart must hold on to my words. Keep my commands and live.
• Proverbs 15:24For the prudent the path of life leads upward, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
• Jeremiah 21:8“But tell this people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am setting 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

Topics related to Proverbs 6:23

• Children
• Light
• Word of God
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lamp
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Suddenly
• Teach
• Education
• Hezekiah (2)
• James, Epistle of
• Lamp; Lampstand

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