Proverbs 6:23 - Revised Standard Version CI

²³ For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life, [Ps. 19:8; 119:105.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Common English Bible

²³ The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; corrective teaching is the path of life.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.

Proverbs 6:23 Cross References

Genesis 39:8

But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Lo, having me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand;

Psalm 119:105

Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:130

The unfolding of thy words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

Psalm 141:5

Let a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness, but let the oil of the wicked never anoint my head; for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Psalm 19:8

the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;

Proverbs 10:17

He who heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof goes astray.

Proverbs 15:24

The wise man's path leads upward to life, that he may avoid Sheol beneath.

Proverbs 15:31

He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition will abide among the wise.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.

Proverbs 4:13

Keep hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.

Proverbs 4:4

he taught me, and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live;

Proverbs 5:12

and you say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters; he who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Isaiah 8:20

To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely for this word which they speak there is no dawn.

Jeremiah 21:8

“And to this people you shall say: ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Ezekiel 20:11

I gave them my statutes and showed them my ordinances, by whose observance man shall live.

Leviticus 19:17

“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason with your neighbor, lest you bear sin because of him.

2 Peter 1:19

And we have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Revelation 2:5

Remember then from what you have fallen, repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.