Proverbs 6:23

New King James Version

For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

Cross References

Genesis 39:8

But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

Psalm 119:130

The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.

Psalm 19:8

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

Proverbs 10:17

He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.

Proverbs 15:24

The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below.

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and rebuke 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 take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.

Proverbs 4:13

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

Proverbs 4:4

He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live.

Proverbs 5:12

And say: “How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised correction!

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I find more bitter than death The woman whose heart is snares and nets, Whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God shall escape from her, But the sinner shall be trapped by her.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Jeremiah 21:8

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

Ezekiel 20:11

And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them.’

Leviticus 19:17

‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

2 Peter 1:19

And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;

Revelation 2:5

Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.