Proverbs 6:23

23 For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,

Proverbs 6:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
ESV
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
NLT
23 For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
MSG
23 For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.
CSB
23 For a commandment is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective instructions are the way to life.

Proverbs 6:23 In-Context

21 Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Psalms 19:8; Psalms 119:105
  • 2. Proverbs 10:17
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