Proverbs 6:23

New American Bible - revised edition

For the command is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs that discipline,

Cross References

Genesis 39:8

But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, as long as I am here, my master does not give a thought to anything in the house, but has entrusted to me all he owns.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path.

Psalm 119:130

The revelation of your words sheds light, gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 141:5

Let a righteous person strike me; it is mercy if he reproves me. Do not withhold oil from my head while my prayer opposes their evil deeds.

Psalm 19:8

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.

Proverbs 10:17

Whoever follows instruction is in the path to life, but whoever disregards reproof goes astray.

Proverbs 15:24

The path of life leads upward for the prudent, turning them from Sheol below.

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that listens to salutary reproof is at home among the wise.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but uncontrolled youths disgrace their mothers.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and those who hold her fast are happy.

Proverbs 4:13

Hold fast to instruction, never let it go; keep it, for it is your life.

Proverbs 4:4

He taught me and said to me: “Let your heart hold fast my words: keep my commands, and live!

Proverbs 5:12

And you say, “Oh, why did I hate instruction, and my heart spurn reproof!

Ecclesiastes 7:26

More bitter than death I find the woman who is a hunter’s trap, whose heart is a snare, whose hands are prison bonds. The one who pleases God will be delivered from her, but the one who displeases will be entrapped by her.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise than to listen to the song of fools;

Isaiah 8:20

for instruction and testimony?” Surely, those who speak like this are the ones for whom there is no dawn.

Jeremiah 21:8

And to this people you shall say: Thus says the Lord: See, I am giving you a choice between the way to life and the way to death.

Ezekiel 20:11

Then I gave them my statutes and made known to them my ordinances, so that everyone who keeps them has life through them.

Leviticus 19:17

You shall not hate any of your kindred in your heart. Reprove your neighbor openly so that you do not incur sin because of that person.

2 Peter 1:19

Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Revelation 2:5

Realize 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.